Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman and the Minister of State for Education Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu have promised that the Ministry will resolve the transportation and other logistics challenges facing the National Examinations Council (NECO).
Making the promise at a recent briefing session with the leadership of the National Examinations Council, Professor Tahir Mamman said, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is problem solving oriented and that he is ready to resolve all genuine challenges facing the sector within the limits of available resources and legal framework.
Prof Tahir Mamman reiterated the determination of his administration to confront head-on , the challenges facing the sector, calling on all hands to be on deck in the honourous task of Nation building, adding that education is too critical to be ignored.
On his part, Minister of State for Education Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu said, the National Examinations Council is the pride of the Nation and that everything humanly possible must be done to enable the Council fulfill the mandate for which it was set up.
The Minister of State also used the ocassion to warn any institution or establishment from discriminating against the NECO certificate, maintaining that such would amount to denigrating the Nation.
Dr sununu said, the NECO certificate has all the requirements of National and international standards.
Earlier in his presentation to the two Ministers, the NECO Registrar, Prof Ibrahim wushishi lamented over the logistics challenges facing the Council, especially during the conduct of its National Examinations.
Prof wushishi used the ocassion to thank his colleagues,the Registrars of the Joint Admissions and Maticulations Board and the National Board for Technical Examinations, whom he said, have always assisted with transportation logistics during NECO National Examinations.
Ben. Bem Goong
Director Press and Public Relations.
10th November 2023.
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