The National Examinations Council (NECO) has awarded scholarship to six best performing candidates in its 2022 and 2023 National Gifted Examination (NGE), National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) tagged “Registrar’s Award for Excellence.”
Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known during the council’s maiden Productivity Award ceremony held in Minna, Niger State.
He announced male and female best performing candidates in the 2022 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) as Asiru Ahmed Opeyemi from Crescent International High School, Sango-Ota, Ogun State, and Obidibo Chioma Blessing, while Okafor Chima Christian, from Saint Paul Academy, Jos, and Benson Ifebube Chelsea, from Renaissance Garden Secondary School,Ago-Okota, Lagos, got the 2023 best performing candidates.
In the Basic Education Certificate Examination category for 2022, Akintola Samuel Oluwadaresimi of the Apostolic Church College, Sango, Ibadan, and Onochie Chiamada Francis of Igbinedion Education Centre, Benin, bagged the best performing candidates award, while Ekwueme Ikechukwu Excellent from Kimota Science College, Gboko, and Owuye Faheeza Oluwakemi of Maryland Comprehensive School (Junior), Lagos, got the award for 2023.
Also, best performing candidates were named for the National Common Entrance Examination. They are: Bokare Lemuel Ogheneyobre of the Kingskiddies Nursery and Primary School, Warri, and Chika Ugu Anastasia from Nana Primary School, Warri.
The registrar also announced award for gifted children and the beneficiaries were named as Njoku Obinna Adrian of Rosai Kid Montessry School, New Owerri, and Anikwu Princess Kamsiyochukwu from Springfield Academy, Awka.
Some officials of the council who distinguished themselves in their performances on duty were also honoured and celebrated with awards.
He also noted that the idea to institute the award ceremony came out of the desire to encourage the culture of excellence, through a healthy competition among staff and students, and to celebrate the exceptional contributions by staff of the council.
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