The Federal Government of Nigeria is scrapping the National Examinations Council, NECO, and the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP among other government agencies. It is also stripping the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board of powers to conduct examinations into tertiary institutions in the country.

The government is taking the decision in order to streamline agencies of government and reduce the cost of governance, based on recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye Panel Report on the reform of government agencies and ministries.

Mr Oronsaye who was the former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended the abolition of 38 agencies, merger of 52 and reversal of 14 to departments in ministries.

According to the white paper, which was drafted by...Read Full Story @ http://www.newsinnigeria.org/2013/04/fg-to-scrap-neco-napep-utme.html

Hmmm....abi o..........making brain

Good development, they should scrap more agencies, there are just too many agencies in nigeria with the same function

I don't bliv u yet, let me first call Mr GEJ