The National Examinations Council has finalized preparations to administer the Senior School Certificate Examinations (Internal) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This decision comes after the Nigeria International School in Jeddah received accreditation from a delegation from NECO, headed by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, and the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi.
NECO officially announced these developments in a statement issued 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.
“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 consulate.
NECO had earlier certified some international examination centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger and the Republic of Gabon.
