The National Examination Council (NECO) was established in 1999 to conduct senior certificate examinations(SSCE) and the Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) in Nigeria. It was created by the former Head of states Gen Abdusalami Abubarkar to offer subsidized registration to academic candidates in Nigeria.
In the year 2000, NECO conducted its maiden examination.
NECO has its offices spread across the 36 state of the country as well as the FCT, Abuja. Here are NECO offices in Nigeria and their addresses
| SN | STATE | OFFICE ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abia | 4C, Off Factory Road, Umuahia, Abia State |
| 2 | Adamawa | Old Ministry of Education, Yola |
| 3 | Akwa Ibom | 131, Udoumana St. Uyo |
| 4 | Anambra | c/o Ministry of Education, Awka |
| 5 | Bayelsa | No. 5, Low Density Area, GRA Otiotio, Yenagoa. |
| 6 | Bauchi | Zonal Education Office, Railway Rd., Bauchi |
| 7 | Benue | Off Ochagu Lawani Str., New GRA, Makurdi |
| 8 | Borno | 2, Shehu Laminu Way, Maiduguri |
| 9 | Cross River | 4, Eyo Aikpo St. Calabar |
| 10 | Delta | No. 7 Vincent Edema Crescent, Off DBS Road, Asaba. |
| 11 | Ebonyi | Block 2, No. 1, Onwe, Abakaliki |
| 12 | Edo | Benin-Agbor Road, Benin City |
| 13 | Ekiti | Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti |
| 14 | Enugu | 5, FSP Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu |
| 15 | Gombe | Govt Arabic College Premises, Gombe |
| 16 | Imo | 6/8 Umezurike St. Owerri |
| 17 | Jigawa | Kudai, Along Kwanar-Huguma Road, Dutse |
| 18 | Kaduna | NO.5 Ahmadu Doka rd, Abakpa, Kaduna |
| 19 | Kano | No. 13 Foundation Road behind Tarauni Cemetery, Farm Centre Area, Kano |
| 20 | Katsina | Kano Road, Dandagoro, Katsina |
| 21 | Kebbi | Haliru Abdul Secretariat, Birnin Kebbi |
| 22 | Kogi | By Meme Bridge, Lokoja |
| 23 | Kwara | Old Jebba Road, Sango, Kulende, Ilorin |
| 24 | Lagos | 20, Coker St. Ilupeju, Lagos |
| 25 | Nasarawa | Millionaires Quarters, Lafia |
| 26 | Niger | Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Western By-pass, Minna |
| 27 | Ogun | Mini Secretariat, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta |
| 28 | Ondo | Quarter 115, Adekunle Ajasin Road, Akure |
| 29 | Osun | Defunct Osogbo NRC Secretariat, Gbongan Rd, Osogbo |
| 30 | Oyo | Along Idi Ape Iwo Rd, Ibadan |
| 31 | Plateau | Bukuru Expressway, Opp. Immaculate College, Bukuru |
| 32 | Rivers | No 3, Alfa Street, GRA Phase 3, Port-Harcourt. |
| 33 | Sokoto | Shehu Kangiwa Secretariat, Sokoto |
| 34 | Taraba | 174 Hamaruwa Way, Mayogwoi, Jalingo |
| 35 | Yobe | Commissioner’s Quarters Rd, off Bukar Abba Ibrahim Way, Damaturu |
| 36 | Zamfara | J. B. Yakubu Secretariat Complex, Gusau |
| 37 | FCT | Plot 583, Hillview Community Devt. Estate, Cadestral Zone, F12, Jibi Arab Road, Kubwa. |