No fewer than 74,819 candidates are taking part in the ongoing 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for external candidates.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made this known yesterday while monitoring the examination at Government Science Secondary School Gombe, Gombe State.
A statement signed by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, Azeez Sani, said Prof. Wushishi expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the candidates at the centre.
The Registrar said reports received from the various centres across the country indicated that the examination was going on smoothly.
He admonished candidates to shun examination malpractices, noting that various measures had been put in place to check the menace.
The registrar, who is on a nationwide monitoring of the examination, said the Council has put in place necessary measures to ensure that the examination is seamless.
The 2023 SSCE External, which started on Monday, 20th November, 2023 will end on 20th December, 2023.
