The National Examinations Council (NECO) has confirmed that it paid the allowances of all the 72,138 examiners engaged as ad-hoc Staff in the 2024 School-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
A statement signed by NECO’s acting director of information and public relations, Azeez Sani, yesterday said the council commenced payment of the examiners on 4th October 2024 on a bank basis.
“This was to ensure easy reconciliation and to avoid clumsiness in the payment process. According to the council’s payment plan, NECO has completed the payment of the examiner’s allowances as of today, Wednesday, 13th November 2024.
“Also, it was discovered in the process that some examiners submitted incorrect bank details, which the council has reconciled with the affected examiners. Out of the 24 banks being used for the payment, all the banks have been cleared,” the statement said.
The exam body said it was incorrect and false, as it was speculated recently on social media that the council has deliberately refused to pay examiners engaged in the conduct of the 2024 SSCE Internal.
“The management advises that any person(s) engaged by the council should seek clarification/explanation from it on matters oblivious to them before resorting to the media.
“NECO wishes to reassure its esteemed Examiners and other ad-hoc Staff that the Council cherishes their invaluable contributions to the effective conduct of its examination and will therefore not take their remuneration for granted,” the statement added.
