NECO To Improve Conduct Of Examinations With Provision Of Logistics

By Ayodele Oni

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has commenced measures to ensure that examinations being overseen by the council are conducted with ease.

The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman  disclosed this in Minna, Niger state on Saturday, at the commissioning of five projects by  NECO, aimed at improving its operations.

The commissioned projects include 70 examination logistics vehicles, the  drivers’ pool, the senior secondary classroom block of the NECO staff school, the data center, and scanning centre.

The minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Andrew David Adejoh disclosed that NECO would soon get flying boats for examination logistics.

This, according to him, will enable the body to be able to transport essential examination materials into places, especially riverine areas that cannot be reached by vehicles.

The purchase of 79 examination logistics vehicles by NECO, he said, is a step in the right direction and would limit the spread of examination leakages.

The minister disclosed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration was determined to strengthen NECO and other education bodies across the country, hence it was taking new measures aimed at improving its capacity.

On the data centre for example, the minister described it as key to overall plans to improve efficiency, saying it was the backbone of the digital age that NECO was pursuing and also act as a central repository for all data ensuring its protection and efficient retrieval.

NECO Registrar, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi spoke about the purchase of 70 new examination logistics vehicles, saying it marked a significant milestone in  quest to ensure seamless and timely delivery of examination materials.

He expressed the optimism that new acquisition would eliminate logistical challenges often hindering smooth conduct of examinations by making possible prompt mobilisation of examination centres nationwide.

Wushishi added that the examination data and scanning centres  would now be able to expedite action in terms of processing examination scripts, prompt release of results and also safeguard sensitive examination data.

He revealed that the National Assembly has appropriated fund to construct offices in Gombe, Kastina, Kogi, Nasarawa, Rivers, Lagos, Sokoto, Taraba, Jigawa, and Abia states.