Kuni Tyessi in Abuja
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said it has made full payment to all its ad hoc staff who were involved in the conduct of the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school-based candidates.
The ad hoc staff include 18,243 supervisors, 887 assistant supervisors and 65,159 examiners.
According to a statement by its Head of Publicity, Mr. Azeez Sani, the payment, which commenced since last week, has been concluded.
“All ad hoc staff involved in the conduct of the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school-based candidates have been fully paid by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
“The ad hoc staff include 18,243 Supervisors, 887 Assistant Supervisors and 65,159 Examiners. The payment which commenced last week has been concluded.
“The management appreciates the invaluable contributions of the Supervisors and Examiners in the success story of the Council over the years, and reiterates its determination to strengthening the existing cordial relationship between them.
“The Council however appeals to state governments yet to pay the examination fees of their candidates who sat for the SSCE (Internal), to do so in order to facilitate the release of the result of such candidates,” he said.
The Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, had on October 29, 2021, announced the release of the results of the 2021 SSCE for school-based candidates.
