No fewer than 1,376,391 registered for the ongoing 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (internal) conducted by the National Examinations Council.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Wednesday after monitoring the examination at some centres in Enugu.
According to a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs, Azeez Sani, the NECO boss, Prof. Wushishi who expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination in the centre, disclosed that reports received from across the nation indicated that the examination is going on smoothly.
He attributed this success to the various measures put in place to ensure a seamless exercise.
According to him, due to some innovations put in place, the menace of examination malpractice is on the decline.
The registrar admonished candidates to work hard in order to have a good grade in the examination, stressing that “there is no shortcut to success”.
“He disclosed that since the commencement of the examination, he had monitored the exercise in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Abia, Imo, and Anambra States to have first-hand Information on the Conduct of the examination with 1,376,371 registered candidates.”
According to him, in all the states visited, the critical stakeholders applauded NECO for the various measures put in place, which helped in making the conduct of the 2024 SSCE seamless.
“The Registrar disclosed that the examination is also being held in Togo, Benin Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Niger Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia.
“Prof. Wushishi explained that the extension of NECO examinations to other countries indicates the wide acceptance of NECO Certificates across the world.
The 2024 NECO SSCE commenced on 19th June and will end on 25th July 2024.
Candidates are expected to sit for the examination in 76 subjects.