National Examination Council Expands Global Presence To Burkina Faso

National Examinations Council (NECO) has expanded its global presence to Burkina Faso, following the accreditation of schools in the country to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

In a press statement issued by the acting director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, said the NECO accreditation team visited the schools to assess their readiness for SSCE and BECE.

The team inspected classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer laboratories, workshops, examination halls, sports facilities, continuous assessment (CA) areas, as well as the adequacy of teachers and school security to determine their suitability and readiness for the council’s examinations.

After a thorough evaluation and comprehensive assessment, the schools were granted full accreditation status for SSCE and BECE.

The accreditation of schools in Burkina Faso is a testament to NECO’s commitment to providing quality education and assessment beyond Nigeria’s shores.

It would be recalled that NECO recently established examination centres in London, United Kingdom, in addition to the ones in Togo, Benin Republic, Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Cote’d Ivoire and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In a related development, the Ambassador of Nigeria to Burkina Faso, M.D Galadima has commended NECO for expanding its global presence to Burkina Faso.

Galadima, who made the commendation during a courtesy visit by the NECO Accreditation Team to the Nigerian Embassy in Ouagadougou, disclosed that Nigerian parents in Burkina Faso had long faced challenges due to the differences in the educational system and the lack of English-based schools in the country.

He stated that, “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 a heavy financial burden on families and school proprietors”.

The ambassador noted that the accreditation of schools in Burkina Faso will help eliminate such risks and financial burden on both the parents and school owners.

He urged the Nigerian community in Burkina Faso to key into the opportunity provided by NECO by registering their children for the SSCE and BECE.

Earlier, the leader of the NECO team, Dr Uche Ezenwanne, stated that the accreditation of schools in Burkina Faso will provide Nigerian students in the country with the opportunity to write both SSCE and BECE without travelling to Nigeria, thereby strengthening NECO’s position as Africa’s examination body.