Prof. Uduma (left), with the NECO Registrar, Prof. Wushishi
The聽National Examination Council (NECO)聽and 水果派 of Nigeria聽have team up on the聽verification of results of students who intend聽to seek admission into the聽university.
This followed the visit of the NECO聽Registrar/Chief Executive,聽Prof. Dantani Wushishi, 聽to the NOUN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Uduma Oji Uduma, at the headquarters of the university on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 in Abuja.
The visit, as explained by NECO Registrar, was in two聽folds:聽first, to congratulate the new Vice-Chancellor on his appointment and to seek collaboration with NOUN as the largest university in sub- saharan Africa by candidate numbers.
He said NECO has developed a software for seamless verification of results, launched two years ago and has verified close to five million results聽using their e-verify system.
The collaboration with NOUN, according to Prof. Wushishi,聽will also seek to utilise the NOUN CBT centres for examination services, even as it聽will help reduce examination malpractice through the use of CBT centres.
The Vice-Chancellor, while responding,聽expressed his gratitude to Prof. Wushishi and his team and stressed the importance of verification of educational certificates,聽assuring聽that NOUN is willing for collaboration.
He thanked the Registrar for acknowledging NOUN’s capacity in CBT exams and ICT.
To show how committed NOUN is willing with the collaboration,聽Prof. Uduma immediately constituted聽a committee that will harmonise with NECO officials to finetune the聽partnership details.
Officials that accompanied the Registrar include:聽Dr.聽Ibrahim Peter Alih, SA to the Registrar, Sulieman Adegoke, Director Exams Administration, while on the聽NOUN聽side,聽Principal officers聽of the university:聽Prof. Chiedu Mafiana, DVC Academics;聽Prof. Shehu Adamu,聽DVC Admin;聽Prof. Christine Ofulue, DVC TIR;聽Mr.聽Oladipo Ajayi, Registrar;聽Mallam Nasiru Marafa, Bursar聽and the University Librarian, Prof. Angela Okpala were all present