NECO Debunks Rumours, Says 72,138 Ad hoc Staff Have Been Paid

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja

The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has paid the allowances of all the 72,138 examiners engaged as ad-hoc staff in the 2024 School-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

The exam body said it was therefore incorrect and false as being speculated on social media that the Council has deliberately refused to pay examiners engaged in the conduct of the 2024 SSCE Internal.

A statement signed by NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani and released yesterday, said the Council commenced payment of the examiners on 4th October, 2024 on bank basis.

According to him: “This was to ensure easy reconciliation and to avoid clumsiness in the payment process. NECO has completed the payment of the examiners allowances as at today Wednesday 13th November, 2024 according to the payment plan of the Council.

” Also, it was discovered in the process that some examiners submitted incorrect bank details, which the Council has reconciled with the affected examiners. Out of the 24 banks being used for the payment, all the banks have been cleared,” the statement said.

” The Management advice that any person(s) engaged by the Council should seek clarification/explanation from it, on matters oblivious to them before resorting to the Media