Prospective candidates who wish to register for the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External are hereby informed that registration for the examination has commenced. The registration is both offline and online.

Prospective candidates should visit the Council’s website http://www.neco.gov.ng. SSCE External link and register at any time within the stipulated registration period. Candidates can create account, purchase registration quota and then proceed to any reputable Cybercafé for biometric and completion of registration

Passport size photograph is required for the registration. The candidate’s passport size photograph should NOT be more than SIX MONTHS old and must have white background System Camera can also be used to snap the passport size photograph at the point of registration as the case may be.

• BIOMETRIC FINGERPRINTS WILL BE CAPTURED DURING THE OFFLINE REGISTRATION OF EACH CANDIDATE.

CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION.

• CANDIDATES FOUND TO HAVE MISMATCHED FINGER PRINTS AT THE POINT OF VERIFICATION ARE DEEMED IMPERSONATORS AND WOULD BE SANCTIONED ACCORDING TO EXTANT LAWS.

REGISTRATION FEE AND OTHER MATERIALS

The Registration Fee is Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Naira (N17,800.00) only Four-figure Table is Five Hundred Naira (N500.00) only per copy. Waterproof Certificate Jacket Folder is Two Thousand Naira (2,000) only per candidate. Note that Stamp Duty, Service and Remita charges apply.

4. MODE OF PAYMENT

Candidates or registration points (cyber cafes) are to visit http://www.neco.gov.ng and create an account using either their emails or phone numbers, activate the accounts and pay into the NECO TSA through five payment options.

• ATM Card
• Internet Banking
• USSD
• Wallet
• Bank Branch

5. REGISTRATION PERIOD

i. The registration period begins on 11th September, 2023 and ends on 13th November, 2023 at 12:00 midnight.

ii. Late registration, i.e, registration done from 14th to 19th November, 2023 will attract payment of ADDITIONAL Two Thousand Naira (2,000) only.

iii. Walk-in registration is Twenty-eight Thousand Naira (N28,000.00) only per candidate.

6. ATTESTATION/PHOTO CARDS AND EXAMINATION TIME TABLE

On completion of the registration process, each candidate must obtain the following from the cybercafe

i. Timetable for the examination; and

ii. At least One (1) clear copy of the NECO Photo card, which would be used to admit the candidate into the Examination Hall. (Candidates should note that Passport size photographs on the Photo cards that are not clear will NOT be accepted in the Examination Hall).

→ The Referee’s Attestation section of the Photo card should be SIGNED AND STAMPED by any of the following:

a) The Principal of a recognized Secondary School.

b) An Ordained Clergyman or a Chief Imam.

c) A Commissioned Officer of the Nigerian Armed Forces or the Police not below the rank of Captain or its equivalent.

d) A Senior Civil Servant not below GL. 14.

e) A Legal Practitioner of not less than Ten years’ experience.

→ CANDIDATES ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR ATTESTATION/PHOTO CARDS AT NECO STATE OFFICE FOR STAMPING.

7. VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES

Visually impaired candidates are to register like everyone. However, they are to indicate the nature of their disability when making entry of their bio-data in the offline application during registration.

8. EXAMINATION CENTRES

The Examination centres for each State have been grouped into Neighbourhoods. Candidates should select a Neighbourhood within the State where they intend to sit for the Examination and they will automatically be assigned a centre within the selected neighbourhood after uploading their registration data online.