6 Candidates Receive NECO Excellent Awards

National Examinations Council (NECO) has honoured six best students in three of the examinations it conducted during the year under review.

Announcing the recipients at the productivity award ceremony at the weekend in Minna, the Niger State capital, the registrar of the council, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, said it was meant to encourage better performance among candidates.

Wushishi said the awards for the students were classified on male and female categories and in three of the examinations conducted by the council for internal students and pupils.

He listed the awards outside the candidates’ categories to include good governance, best state coordinator, best driver, most hardworking and dedicated staff in each department across the states and zonal offices.

Those given the excellent awards were Asiru Ahmed Opeyemi of Crescent International High School, Sango Ota, Ogun State and Obidigo Chioma Blessings of St Paul's Academy, Jos, Plateau State. They received the awards for the best candidates in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

Also, Akintola Samuel Oludarasimi of Apostolic College, Ota, Ibadan, Oyo State and Onochie Chimanda Frances of Igbinedion Education Centre, Benin City, Edo State emerged the best in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Also in the National Common Entrance Examination, Abundance Obot Idara of Monika Kindergarten and Elementary School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Ajidagba Mariam Akanke of Unique Children Nursery and Primary School, Lagos, emerged the best candidates.