A former Executive
Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Peter
Okebukola, at the weekend disclosed that the certificates being issued
by the National Examinations Council (NECO) is “now globally
recognised”.
NECO was established in 1999 by the federal government to serve as alternative to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
However,
several educational institutions and students had initially been
sceptical about the certificates issued by the examination body, but
Okebukola said the negative view of NECO certificates was now a thing of
the past.
“NECO has improved significantly. NECO certificate
is highly valued. It is now highly treasured at home and abroad,”
Okebukola declared when he delivered a lecture titled: “Global
Competitiveness in Education: Implications for Educational Assessment in
Nigeria” at the third in the series of lectures to be organised by the
examination body in Minna, Niger State.
Okebukola attributed
the “global recognition” of NECO certificates to the quality of its
assessment and the solid foundation laid for the examination body by its
past and present registrars and staff but advised that the high level
they had attained should be built upon.
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