Examination Council Rewards Top Students, Retirees, Others

The National Examinations Council (NECO), yesterday celebrated its outstanding staff, retirees, and best-performing students crossed its examinations arsenic the assembly hosted its 2024 Annual Staff Productivity Award Ceremony.

Speaking astatine the lawsuit successful Minna, registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, said the ceremonial was designed not lone to admit exceptional show but besides to promote a civilization of excellence, discipline, and ethical work crossed Nigeria’s acquisition system.

“This is simply a time of celebration, reflection, and renewed commitment. Excellence is the heartbeat of NECO due to the fact that what we bash forms the bedrock of idiosyncratic improvement and the corporate advancement of our nation.

“By rewarding diligence and achievement, we reaffirm our ngo to present credible, timely, and just assessments that support the aboriginal of Nigeria,” Wushishi said.

The registrar stressed that the awards chopped crossed respective categories, including the Outstanding Public Service Award for exemplary staff, the Lifetime Achievement Award for retirees, the Excellence successful Integrity and Ethics Award for upholding transparency and accountability, and the Student Excellence Award for apical candidates successful NECO examinations.

To honour the committedness and contributions of her retired unit members, NECO presented Certificates of Service to a full of 45 unit successful designation of their dedication, loyalty and years of work to the Council.

On the astir hardworking and dedicated unit of the twelvemonth 2024 grant category, a full of 61 unit were honoured, portion 15 persons received awards connected the peculiar awards category.

The Council besides presented awards to Master Nwachukwu Victor Ikechukwu of St Paul’s Academy, Jos and Miss Adeyemo Emmanuella Adedamola of Our God Reigns Crystal School, Oju-Ore arsenic the champion performing Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, candidates for 2024.

On the champion performing Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, candidates for 2024, awards were presented to 2 students from Igbinedion Education Centre, Benin City, Master Charles Brian Uzoma and Miss Awanbor Omoriyekemwen Claire.

Also, for the National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE, awards, Master Balogun Farian Ajibola and Miss Iyasei Ifeanyichukwu Victory, were honoured successful that cotegory.

Wushishi commended the Council’s workforce, past and present, describing them arsenic the unsung heroes whose regular efforts prolong NECO’s credibility.

He further applauded students who excelled successful the 2024 examinations, urging them to prolong their thrust for cognition portion reminding others that “a azygous ceremonial does not specify your potential.”