The Federal Government has approved the scrapping of the National Examinations Council(NECO) and Natinaol Poverty Eradication Programme(NAPEP) among others.
The FG is also set decentralise the conduct of entrance examination to universities and other tertiary institutions through the planned reorganisation of the Joint Admissions and matrculation Board(JAMB).
A source in the presidency said the overhaul of the puiblis service was in line with the recommendation of the committe on the rationalisation and restructuring of Federal Government parastatals and Commissions led by former Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Steve Oronsaye. The committe had in the executive summary of the 110-page report submitted to the office of the Vice-president recommend the scrapping of YB agencies, merger of 52 and reversal of 14 to departments in existing ministries.
The source said President Goodluck Jonathan took the decision to scrap NECO and NAPEP among other agencies after considering the White Paper on the Oronsaye report.
Withthis development, JAMB will become a clearing house. It will be like an administrative body. It will no longer vonduct exams.
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