The National Examinations Council has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (Internal) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This follows the successful accreditation of the Nigeria
International School, Jeddah, by a NECO delegation led by the Minister of State
for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, and the
Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi.
During the visit, the delegation undertook an assessment of
the school facilities and had an interactive session with the management and
staff of the school.
This was according to a statement released by NECO on
Saturday.
The statement read, “The Minister of State for Education,
Dr. Sununu, in his address, 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 Nigeria International School Jeddah was found worthy of
consideration as an international centre for NECO SSCE Internal, and was
consequently granted full accreditation.
“The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Wushishi, who
gave a brief history on the evolution of NECO, 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, Bello Kazaure, and 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 xonsulate.
NECO had earlier certified some international examination
centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger and the Republic of
Gabon.