By Aideloje Ojo
Minna
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has expanded its global presence to Burkina Faso, following the successful accreditation of schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Country.
The Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of the Council, Azeez Sani stated this in in a statement in Minna at the weekend.
He explained that NECO accreditation Team has visited the Schools in the country to assess their readiness to write SSCE and BECE.
According to him, ” the accreditation Team inspected Classrooms, Laboratories, Libraries, Computer Laboratories, workshops, Examination Halls, Sport facilities, Continuous Assessment (CA) as well as adequacy of teachers and school security to determine their suitability and readiness for NECO Examinations”.
He explained that after a thorough evaluation and comprehensive assessment, the schools were granted full SSCE and BECE accreditation status.
He said, “The accreditation of the schools in Burkina Faso is a testament to NECO’s commitment to providing quality education and assessment beyond the shores of Nigeria.
With its expanding global presence, NECO is poised to become a leading examination body in Africa, offering opportunities for Nigerian students and other foreign nationals World-wide to benefit from its expertise, thus contributing to the advancement of education in Africa and beyond”.
The Director recalled that NECO recently established examination centre in London, United Kingdom, in addition to the existing centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Cote’d Ivoire, and the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia.
Meanwhile, the Ambassador of Nigeria to Burkina Faso, Ambassador M.D Galadima has commended NECO for expanding its global presence to Burkina Faso.
Galadima made the commendation during a courtesy visit by the NECO Accreditation Team to the Nigeria Embassy in Ouagadougou, adding that, “Nigerian parents in Burkina Faso had for long faced challenges due to the differences in educational system and the lack of English based schools in the Country”.
He added, “Previously, parents had to take their children to Saki, Oyo State to register and write the examination, exposing students and parents to security risks during travel and placing heavy financial burden on families and school proprietors”.
