ASHENEWS reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) Internal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The examination body made this known in a statement issued by the Acting Director of, the Directorate of Information and Digital Communication at NECO, Azeez Sani on Saturday.
According to NECO, the development follows the successful accreditation of Nigeria International School, Jeddah, by a delegation led by the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi and the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu.
Recall that the National Examination Council has other International Examination Centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger and the Republic of Gabon.
The statement noted that the delegation assessed the school facilities during the visit.
The delegation also had an interactive session with the Management and Staff of the school.
During the visit, the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu enjoined the staff and students of the school to continue to be good ambassadors of Nigeria not only in Saudi Arabia but the entire Gulf States Cooperation Council.
He explained that after a careful assessment of the school’s learning facilities such as Examination Halls, Classrooms, Laboratories, Library, Curriculum and syllabus as well as the general security of the school,
The minister further said that the Nigeria International School Jeddah, after due assessment of its facilities and syllabus was found worthy of consideration as an International Centre for NECO SSCE Internal, and was consequently granted full Accreditation.
On his part, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi explained to the Management and Staff of the School the importance of School Accreditation, which he said was to ensure that schools have adequate teaching and learning facilities conducive for examinations.
The delegation was earlier received on arrival at the School by the Consular General, Ambassador Bello Kazaure, the Proprietor of the School, Abdulkadir Maikudi and other Staff of the School.
The Minister and the NECO Registrar also visited the Nigeria House in Jeddah, where they interacted with the Consular General and other Staff of the Consulate.
