National examination Council ( Nigeria ) - Wikipedia National examination Council ( Nigeria ) National Examinations Council Abbreviation NECO Formation April 1999 ; 18 years ago ( 1999 - 04 ) Type Examination body Purpose Educational Region served Nigeria Services SSCE, JSCE, and NCEE examinations Chairman Dr. Paddy Njoku Website ( 1 ) The National Examinations Council ( also known as NECO ) is an examination body in Nigeria that conducts the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the General Certificate in Education in June / July and December / January respectively. Contents 1 History 1.1 Mandates 2 Administration 2.1 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination ( internal and external ) 2.2 Junior Secondary Certificate Examination ( JSCE ) 2.3 National Common Entrance Examination 3 External links 4 References History NECO 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. Mandates NECO was mandated to take over the responsibilities of the National Board of Education Measurement ( NBEM ). Its maiden examination took place in mid-2000. Administration It is headed by a Registrar, Charles Uwakwe, appointed by the President under section 9 ( 1 ) of its establishing Act. It has six departments, each headed by a director. Each Department has divisions, composed of units. A team of directors and a registrar are the governing body, which is headed by chair Paddy Njoku. Senior secondary Certificate examination ( internal and external ) Nigeria offers six years of basic education, three years of junior secondary education, three years of senior secondary education, and four years of tertiary education. Mathematics and English language are compulsory though Mathematics may not be required for some courses in higher institutions. Junior secondary Certificate examination ( JSCE ) Junior Secondary Certificate exams are intended for candidates in the 3rd year of their junior secondary education in Federal Unity College and other Federal secondary schools. Private secondary schools also take part in JSCE. In state secondary schools, JSCE examinations are conducted by the state government. National Common Entrance examination The National Common Entrance Examination is administered to pupils in their 6th year of basic education for admission into Federal Unity Colleges. Two examinations are held annually. On 15 July 2013, Some plans where made by the federal government of Nigeria to remove the National Examination Council ( NECO ) From the Nigeria Education System due to low and average passing percentage from candidates across the state in Nigeria External links Official website NECO time table References Jump up ^ `` Article in This Day Newspaper ''. thisdaylive.com. ^ Jump up to : `` National Examinations Council ( NECO ) : Introduction ''. Neconigeria.org. 2003 - 10 - 30. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 14. Jump up ^ NECO official website Jump up ^ Powered by DMflex WebGen -- - www.dmflex.com ( 2013 - 01 - 01 ). `` FG Constitutes Boards of FMBN, FCDA, NECO, SON, Others, Articles ''. Thisday Live. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 14. Jump up ^ `` NECO Administrative Structure ''. Neconigeria.org. 2003 - 10 - 30. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Jamb, Utme, Napep and Neco to be Eradicated ''. myedu.com.ng. 2013 - 07 - 15. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 23. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Examination_Council_(Nigeria)&oldid=799051071 '' Categories : Education in Nigeria 1999 establishments in Nigeria Hidden categories : EngvarB from May 2014 Use dmy dates from May 2014 Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 September 2017, at 10 : 03. About Wikipedia

Question: what are the role and function of neco
Answer: an examination body in Nigeria that conducts the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the General Certificate in Education in June/July and December/January respectively