NECO gets new Registrar

A new Registrar has been appointed for the NationalExamination Council (NECO).

The council had been run by an Acting Registrar following the death of the formal Registrar.

This followed the approval by President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as

Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council.

A letter dated July 16, 2021, with reference No: FME/

PSE/NECO/1078/C.1/36 and signed by the Minister of Education,

Malam Adamu Adamu stated that the appointment which is for an initial tenure of five years, takes effect from July 12, 2021.

Wushishi, a professor of Science Education, was born on April 5, 1965, and hails from Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State.

Until his appointment, Prof. Wushishi was a Professor of Science Education (Chemistry) at the Federal University of Technology, Minna.