The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced that it has accredited more foreign schools in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea in a bid to expand its global presence.
NECO’s Acting Director of Public Relations, Azeez Sanni, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
The examination body had last year accredited some centres in Niger Republic to enable Nigerian students in the Francophone country to sit for its examinations.
The statement said: “Determined to broaden its horizon and expand its global presence, the National Examinations Council has accredited more foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination and the Basic Education Certificate Examination.
“The newly accredited schools, in addition to the existing ones, are in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea.
“NECO accreditation team visited the Schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE.
“The accreditation 5eam inspected classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer laboratories, workshops, examination halls and sports facilities to determine their adequacy and suitability for NECO examinations.
“After a thorough evaluation and comprehensive assessment, the schools were granted full SSCE and full BECE accreditation status.”
Meanwhile, candidates are participating in the ongoing NECO SSCE External in Diffa, Niger Republic.
According to the council, the UNHCR School, Diffa, Niger Republic, is the first NECO SSCE External Centre outside Nigeria.
NECO examinations are now written by candidates in Benin Republic, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
