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FG inaugurates 70 operational vehicles, scanning centre, others for NECO

The Federal Government has inaugurated 70 operational vehicles for the National Examination Council (NECO) to enhance conduct of the Council’s examinations by ensuring the security and timely delivery of examination materials to numerous examination centres nationwide.
Also, commissioned was the multi-million-naira NECO Scanning Centre, equipped with state-of-the-art Optical Mark Reader (OMR) technology, a cutting-edge software
students and candidates in its various examinations.
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, inaugurated the projects including NECO’s Driver’s Pool, block of three classrooms for Senior Secondary component of NECO Staff School, and Data Centre.
Prof. Mamman who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo, applauded the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi for measures introduced to ensure the credibility of assessment process, saying the five distinct projects being commissioned were critical to effective functioning and realization of the mandate of the Council.
He expressed the commitment of the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to transform the education sector in the country.
Mamman said the purchase of the logistics vehicles for ease of transportation examination materials, would substantially address the challenge of leakage of examination question papers as witnessed in the past.
The NECO Registrar, Prof. Wushishi on his part expressed commitment to providing quality assessment and ensuring the integrity of the nation’s secondary school examinations.
He explained that logistics vehicles were a crucial component of the examination infrastructure, serving as a dedicated fleet of vehicles designed specifically for the transportation of essential examination materials, such as question papers and answer booklets.
Wushishi who reeled out various achievements of his administration in the last two and half years, said there is now timely release of results of all NECO examination and robust welfare package for staff of the Council.
According to him, the specialized vehicles were equipped with stringent security measures, making them an integral part of maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of the examination process
“The primary function of these vehicles is to ensure the security and timely delivery of examination materials to numerous examination centres, whether they are located in urban areas or remote regions. This includes not only the distribution of papers but also the collection of completed answer booklets for subsequent processing.
SOURCE : FRCN
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