By: Ade Phillips
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has finalized arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) internally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This decision comes after Nigeria International School, Jeddah, received accreditation from a delegation led by Dr. Yusuf Sununu, the Minister of State for Education, and Prof. Dantani Wushishi, the NECO Registrar.
A statement from NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Digital Communication, Azeez Sani, confirmed that the delegation assessed the school facilities during their visit.
In his address, Minister Sununu encouraged the school’s staff and students to uphold Nigeria’s reputation as exemplary ambassadors, not only in Saudi Arabia but across the Gulf States Cooperation Council.
He said after a careful assessment of the school’s learning facilities such as the examination halls, classrooms, laboratories, library, curriculum and syllabus and the general security, the school was found worthy of consideration as an International Centre for NECO SSCE Internal.
He said after due assessment, the school was consequently granted full accreditation.
On his part, registrar/chief executive of NECO, Prof. Wushishi, who gave a brief history of the evolution of NECO, explained to the management and staff of the School the importance of school accreditation.
Wushishi said this was to ensure that schools had adequate teaching and learning facilities conducive for examinations.
The delegation was earlier received on arrival at the school by the consular general, Amb. Bello Kazaure and the proprietor of the school, Abdulkadir Maikudi and other staff.
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.
The National Examination Council has other international examination centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger and the Republic of Gabon.
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