National Examinations Council (NECO)
Chimaobi Alum Okoro has extensive experience in the education and technical sectors, having served at the National Examinations Council (NECO) since May 2008, first as a Senior Technical Officer and currently as a Principal Technical Officer. Prior to this role, Chimaobi worked as a Maintenance Engineer at Unilever Nigerian PLC from February 2000 to March 2003. Chimaobi's educational background includes studies at Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana and Wilcox Memorial Comprehensive Secondary School Aba.
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National Examinations Council (NECO)
One of the last acts of the Abdulsalami Abubakar military administration was the promulgation of a decree, in April 1999, that created the National Examinations Council (NECO). That act, however, was only the climax of a process whose beginning predated the administration. Although calls for the creation of a national examination outfit had been on for over two decades earlier, the birth of NECO was not spared controversy. While some Nigerians saw its arrival as opportunity for choice of examination body for candidates to patronize, others doubted its capacity to conduct reliable examinations that could command widespread national and international respect and acceptability. Some others welcomed it for its potential, as a Federal Government parastatal, to offer subsidized registration to candidates; yet others queried even its legal status.