{"id":40271,"date":"2020-05-22T19:27:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T18:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=40271"},"modified":"2020-05-22T19:27:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T18:27:59","slug":"president-buhari-approves-the-appointment-of-prof-godswill-obioma-as-new-neco-registrar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/president-buhari-approves-the-appointment-of-prof-godswill-obioma-as-new-neco-registrar\/","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari Approves The Appointment Of Prof. Godswill Obioma, As New NECO Registrar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olabode Adaramola, Niger State<\/p>\n

President Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Godswill Obioma, as New \u00a0NECO \u00a0Registrar<\/p>\n

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as Registrar\/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council(NECO).<\/p>

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This was contained in a letter dated 15th May, 2020 with Reference No: FME\/PS\/396\/C1\/1\/134 and signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stating that the appointment which was for an initial tenure of five years, takes effect from 14th May, 2020.<\/div>\n
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A professor of Education Measurement and Evaluation, Obioma was born on 12th December 1953 and hail from Bende local government area of Abia state.<\/div>\n
\nThe Registrar on Friday, 22nd May, 2020 formally took over the affairs of the Council, \u00a0from the former Acting Registrar, Mallam Abubakar Gana at the Council\u2019s Headquarters in Minna, Niger state capital.<\/div>\n
\nHe was a former Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council( NERDC).<\/div>\n
\nProf. Obioma has held other key positions in the education sector, among which were: Director, Monitoring, Research and Statistics, National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Director Monitoring and Evaluation Universal Basic Education Programme, Director Monitoring and Evaluation National Primary Education Commission and Head, Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, University of Jos, Plateau state.<\/div>\n
\nUntil his appointment as Registrar\/CE of NECO, Prof. Obioma was the Ebonyi state Resident Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/div>\n
\nAn erudite scholar, Prof. Obioma has many scholarly publications to his credit.
\nHe is married and blessed with children.<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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