NECO to Host 2027 AEAA Conference in Abuja, Nigeria

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has been awarded the rights to host the 2027 Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) Conference, scheduled for August 16-20, 2027, in Abuja, Nigeria. This decision was made during the AEAA General Assembly at the 42nd Conference held in Arusha, Tanzania.

Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, has also been elected as the Vice-President of AEAA, a recognition of his previous service on the AEAA Executive Council as the representative of the West African sub-region. Azeez Sani, the Ag.

Director of Information and Public Relations at NECO, stated that these developments signify Nigeria's increasing influence in educational assessment, particularly in light of digital transformation and the integration of artificial intelligence in Testing and Certification. Wushishi, a scholar in Science Education with a specialization in Chemistry Education, was reappointed as NECO Registrar by President Bola Tinubu earlier this year, which was viewed as an endorsement of his technological and administrative reforms.