The Management National Examination Council, NECO, has urged staff of the council to remain calm and pray for soul of late Chief Executive Officer, CEO,
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has reacted to the death of the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Godswill Obioma.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Onyebuchi Ememanka, the governor described the death as profoundly sad and yet another blow to the people of Abia State.
DAILY POST had reported that Godswill Obioma died on Tuesday after a brief illness, his son, Prince Godswill Obioma the second confirmed.
Governor Ikpeazu recalled that on May 22 2020, he sent a message of congratulations to Professor Obioma over his appointment as the Registrar of the National Examinations Council.
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said that about 894,101 candidates made five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics representing 73.89 per cent in the June/ July 2020 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).
The registrar/ chief executive of the council, Professor Godswill Obioma stated this in a press conference on the release of 2020 Senior School Certification Examinations( SSCE) Internal results at the board room of the organisation at its headquarters on Wednesday in Minna, Niger State capital, adding that when compared to 2019 June/July SSCE figures of 829,787 there was an increase of 23 per cent.
He added that the number of candidates who made five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics was 1,112,041, representing 91.91 per cent, stressing that when compared to 2019 June/July SSCE figures of 1,042,989, that there was an increase of 2.01per cent.
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