NECO Rewards 14 Students for Good Academic Performance

NECO Rewards 14 Students for Good Academic Performance A total of 14 students last Saturday received awards at the first merit award of the National Examination Council (NECO) held in Minna, the Niger State capital. Each of the recipient received a plaque and laptop. Also, not less than 60 staff members of the examination body were honoured for their dedication to duty and meritorious service. The honoured staff got an undisclosed monetary award in addition to a plaque and certificate. In a bid to ensure continuity of the education of students that excelled in its examination, the best student in the National Common Entrance Examination will be registered for the JSS examination free of charge while the best student in the Basic JSS examination will also be registered for the Senior School Certificate Examination without paying any fee. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Professor Danlami Wushishi, said the best students in its Senior School Certificate Examination will be offered scholarship for degree programmes in any university of his or her choice. According to documents made available to THISDAY, Okafor Chima Christian of St Paul's Academy, Jos, and Benson Ifebube Chelsea emerged first in the male and female categories respectively in the Senior School Certificate Examination in 2023, while Ekwueme Ikechukwu Excellent of Kimota Science College in Benue State and Owuye Faheeza Oluwakemi of Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School (Junior) in Lagos came first in both the male and female category in the Basic Education Certificate Examination. In the National Common Entrance Examination, Bokane Lemuel Oghenne of Kings Kiddies Nursery Primary School, Warri, Delta State, and Chika Ugwu Anastasie of Nana Primary School also in Warri, Delta State, emerged first in the male and female categories. For the gifted children, Njoku Obinna Adrian of Rossy Kids Montessori School New Owerri, Imo State, and Aniekwe Princess of Springfield Academy, Awka, Anambra State, came first in the two categories.