The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), pending wider consultations with stakeholders. The Federal Ministry of Education announced on Monday that it had withdrawn its June 18, 2026 letter conveying the proposed…
Suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have launched another deadly attack on a secondary school in Borno State, killing a teacher and abducting an unspecified number of students who were writing the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination. Global Mirror News learnt that the attack occurred on Monday morning, June 29,…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for internal candidates, announcing a remarkable decline in examination malpractice cases compared to last year. At a press briefing held on Thursday in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed that…
The Federal Government has directed Secondary Schools in Nigeria to ensure their teachers are properly certified, warning that non-compliant schools will lose their accreditation to serve as examination centers for national exams like WAEC and NECO. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this directive in a memo issued on Thursday, September 11, 2025, to…
