The National Examinations Council (NECO) registrar, Dantani Wushishi, has been elected into the Executive Council of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA).
This is contained in a statement made available to reporters in Abuja on Sunday by NECO spokesperson Azeez Sani.
Mr Sani said Mr Wushishi was elected as the West Africa representative in the Executive Council at the just concluded 40th conference of the association in Cape Town, South Africa.
He said the NECO helmsman would serve in the eight-member executive council with members drawn from other examination bodies across Africa.
“The Association of Educational Assessment in Africa was established in 1982 with the aim to promote cooperation amongst examining and assessment bodies in Africa.
“The association is saddled with the harmonisation of educational assessment in the continent.
“This year’s conference has the theme: “Reimaging Education Assessment in the Age Of Multiple Dimensions of Learning in a Global Society,” he said.
Mr Sani said the conference, which started on August 19, concluded on August 23.
He said that over 21 active primary members and other public and private institutions and organisations from across the world were in attendance.
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