Meaning Of Neco

If you have passed through secondary school in Nigeria within the past 22 years, you would have probably sat for a NECO exam. What is the meaning of NECO? NECO is an acronym for National Examination Council. According to Wikipedia, it is an examination body in Nigeria that conducts the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the General Certificate in Education in June/July and November/December respectively.

Meaning Of NECO

Like we righly said in the introductory paragraph of this article, NECO stands for National Examination Council. It was created by former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar in April 1999. It was the first Federal organization to offer subsidized registration to academic candidates in Nigeria.

Functions Of NECO

The National Board for Educational Measurement (NBEM), which was founded by the Ibrahim Babangida administration in 1992 but whose enabling order was only promulgated in 1993, was to be replaced by NECO as part of its mandate. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), which had previously been solely responsible for the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE), was given additional duties by the new examination organization. The administration of the SSCE was to be under the sole control of NECO for school-based candidates, and WAEC for private applicants. Midway through 2000, NECO was scheduled to hold its first SSCE.

NECO has 3 main functions which include:

• Conduct Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)
• Conduct Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
• Conduct National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE)

NECO Contacts

NECO support lines are: 08069232760, 08052218069, 08052218070, 08126886938, 08126886939, 08189342653, 08189342754. You can email NECO via [email protected], [email protected]

NECO current registrar

Professor Charles Uwakwe is the current registrar of NECO.

NECO Official Website

NECO official website is www.mynecoexams.com

How To Register For NECO

At authorized registration centers across the country, candidates can register for the NECO Examination. 

How To Check NECO Result Online

Visit the official result checker portal to check your NECO results. CLICK HERE

NECO Misson Statement

• To ensure that the examinations conducted by NECO conform with the provisions, expectations and yearnings of the National Policy on Education and the National Curriculum.
• To deliver Examinations whose results are trusted worldwide for their credibility.

NECO Vision Statement

• To Prepare and administer standard and credible nationally and internationally acceptable examinations.
• To become a major player within the global assessment industry.

NECO Office Address Nationwide

1. Abia - 4C, Off Factory Road, Umuahia, Abia State
2. Adamawa - Old Ministry of Education, Yola
3. Akwa Ibom - 131, Udoumana St. Uyo
4. Anambra - c/o Ministry of Education, Awka
5. Bayelsa - No. 5, Low Density Area, GRA Otiotio, Yenagoa.
6. Bauchi - Zonal Education Office, Railway Rd., Bauchi
7. Benue - Off Ochagu Lawani Str., New GRA, Makurdi
8. Borno 2, Shehu Laminu Way, Maiduguri
9. Cross River 4, Eyo Aikpo St. Calabar
10. Delta - No. 7 Vincent Edema Crescent, Off DBS Road, Asaba.
11. Ebonyi - Block 2, No. 1, Onwe, Abakaliki
12. Edo - Benin-Agbor Road, Benin City
13. Ekiti - Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti
14. Enugu - 5, FSP Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu
15. Gombe - Govt Arabic College Premises, Gombe
16. Imo - 6/8 Umezurike St. Owerri
17. Jigawa - Kudai, Along Kwanar-Huguma Road, Dutse
18. Kaduna - NO.5 Ahmadu Doka rd, Abakpa, Kaduna
19. Kano - No. 13 Foundation Road behind Tarauni Cemetery, Farm Centre Area, Kano
20. Katsina - Kano Road, Dandagoro, Katsina
21. Kebbi - Haliru Abdul Secretariat, Birnin Kebbi
22. Kogi - By Meme Bridge, Lokoja
23. Kwara - Old Jebba Road, Sango, Kulende, Ilorin
24. Lagos - 20, Coker St. Ilupeju, Lagos
25. Nasarawa - Millionaires Quarters, Lafia
26. Niger - Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Western By-pass, Minna
27. Ogun - Mini Secretariat, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta
28. Ondo - Quarter 115, Adekunle Ajasin Road, Akure
29. Osun - Defunct Osogbo NRC Secretariat, Gbongan Rd, Osogbo
30. Oyo - Along Idi Ape Iwo Rd, Ibadan
31. Plateau - Bukuru Expressway, Opp. Immaculate College, Bukuru
32. Rivers - No 3, Alfa Street, GRA Phase 3, Port-Harcourt.
33. Sokoto - Shehu Kangiwa Secretariat, Sokoto
34. Taraba - 174 Hamaruwa Way, Mayogwoi, Jalingo
35. Yobe - Commissioner’s Quarters Rd, off Bukar Abba Ibrahim Way, Damaturu
36. Zamfara - J. B. Yakubu Secretariat Complex, Gusau
37. FCT - Plot 583, Hillview Community Devt. Estate, Cadestral Zone, F12, Jibi Arab Road, Kubwa.

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