The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Equatorial Guinea.
A statement by the director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, said the feat was part of the council’s determination to expand its global presence.
He said the newly accredited schools, in addition to the existing ones, are in Bata, the largest city in Equatorial Guinea.
The statement added that NECO Accreditation Team visited the Schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE.
The director said, “The Accreditation Team inspected Classrooms, Laboratories, Libraries, Computer Laboratories, workshops, Examination Halls, Sport facilities and Continuous Assessment (CA) as well as adequacy of teachers and school security to determine their suitability and readiness for NECO Examinations.
“After a thorough evaluation and comprehensive assessment, the schools were granted full SSCE and full BECE accreditation status”, he added.
The statement said the accreditation of additional foreign schools is a testament to NECO’s commitment to providing quality education and assessment beyond the shores of Nigeria.
He said that with NECO’s expanding global presence, the council was poised to become a leading examination body in Africa, offering opportunities for Nigerian students and other foreign nationals worldwide to benefit from its expertise and thus contributing to the advancement of education in Africa and beyond.
It would be recalled that NECO examinations are now written by candidates in Benin Republic, Niger Republic, Cote’d Ivoire, Togo, Equatorial Guinea and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
