…Subject Staff To Thorough Search
From John Adams, Minna
In what looks like another leadership tussle is rocking the National Examinations Council (NECO) following the deployment of a detachment of armed Policemen and the Men of the Department of State Security Service to barricade the entrance gate of the headquarters of the organization along Bida road, Minna, the Niger state capital.
As early as 7:00am on Monday, the staff who where resuming from the sallah break, met a heavily armed Policemen and the Men of the DSS who subjected them to a thorough search and made to show their identity cards before allowing them into the premises.
By Kuni Tyessi
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates.
Announcing the results at the Council Headquarters in Minna on Thursday, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Godswill Obioma disclosed that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 actually sat.
A statement issued by Head, Information and Public Relations Division of NECO, Azeez Sani in Abuja, the registrar explained that a total of 26,277 candidates obained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics while 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
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The National Examinations Council has said a total of 26,277 candidates obtained five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics in the 2020 Senior School certificate examination for external candidates.
Announcing the release of the 2020 results at the Council headquarters in Minna on Thursday, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Godswill Obioma disclosed that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 actually sat.
Obioma explained that 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
The registrar who reiterated the Council’s zero tolerance for examination malpractice, noted that appropriate standards and excellence were maintained right from the planning stage to the release of results.
Views: Visits 7 By Wole Mosadomi & Joseph Erunke The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates. Announcing the results at the council headquarters in Minna, Niger State, yesterday, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Godswill Obioma, disclosed that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 actually sat for it. Professor Obioma explained that a total of 26,277 candidates obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, while 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics. Professor Obioma disclosed that 6,465 cases of examination malpractices were recorded in the examination, against the 17,004 cases recorded in 2019, adding that this downward trend was a result of deepened monitoring of the examination by members of the Governing Boa
NECO releases 2020 SSCE results for external candidates
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By Wole Mosadomi & Joseph Erunke
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates.
Announcing the results at the council headquarters in Minna, Niger State, yesterday, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Godswill Obioma, disclosed that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 actually sat for it.
Professor Obioma explained that a total of 26,277 candidates obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, while 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
Professor Obioma disclosed that 6,465 cases of examination malpractices were recorded in the examination, against the 17,004 cases recorded in 2019, adding that this downward trend was a result of deepened monitoring of the examination by members of