Tag: NECO

Six North-east states budgeted N546 billion for education in 2026, but none meets the 26 per cent education policy benchmark, ...

Under the arrangement, candidates whose admissions are regulated by JAMB will verify their WAEC results through a JAMB-provided verification platform.

One abducted student has been rescued, while police and other security agencies have launched a joint operation to free the ...

The ministry, in a letter dated 18 June to heads of WAEC and NECO, directed that the examination bodies review ...

Gunmen abducted six married women and two babies from farms in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State less than ...

The appointment has generated widespread conversation across the education, policy, and technology sectors, not merely because of Professor Aina’s age, ...

President Tinubu appointed Modupe Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board of NECO, and retained the current registrar, Ibrahim Wushishi.

The International Magazine's 10th annual lecture and award was held on Thursday at the Grands Hall of King's College, London, ...

The Army emphasised that the application process is free of charge and warned applicants to avoid fraudsters.

India's Department of Rural Development, for instance, has quietly solved a challenge that continues to elude many countries, including Nigeria.

The fraud trial involving Mr Ojerinde and four of his children was adjourned on Wednesday, while the other corruption case ...

Mr Wushishi said a total of 96,979 candidates —comprising 51,823 males (53.43 per cent), and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent)— ...

The government stated that the measures form part of ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening credibility, transparency, and public confidence in ...

In an era when education is the primary driver of economic competitiveness and social mobility, safeguarding the autonomy and integrity ...

“Nobody was able to even go near them to do anything. Ooni only went there; he went there personally…”

The lawmakers noted that NECO had allegedly been implementing virement by reallocating funds within its budget without the required legislative ...

Meanwhile, Kano has the highest number of candidates who failed the 2025 NECO examinations at 68,603.

After reviewing the data for 2025 NECO internal SSCE results, PREMIUM TIMES can now report that Kano did not rank ...

In 2023, eight states were reportedly owing the Council, though Zamfara and Niger were identified as the biggest debtors.

A total of 179,201 candidates registered for the BECE examination in 12 subjects.

The ICPC alleged that Mr Ojerinde committed multiple frauds while heading the National Examinations Council (NECO) and JAMB.

In just two years, Governor Lawal has transformed Zamfara into a vast construction site, while simultaneously introducing critical institutional reforms

This unethical practice continues to erode the integrity of academic credentials and poses a significant threat to Nigeria's human capital ...

The education minister noted that both WAEC and NECO must begin conducting their objective papers via CBT effective November 2025, ...

Currently, NECO conducts examinations in multiple nations, including Benin Republic, Niger Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, and the Kingdom ...