The Certificate Is Equivalent To WAEC, NECO, It Can Be Used For Admission Process – NBAIS Zonal Coordinator
The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) has approved an Arabic school based in Ile Ife, Osun State, Rawdotut Tanzeel Tahfeez and Arabic School to award Secondary School Certificate Examination (SAISSCE) certificate for Muslim students.
Dr. Abdurrazaq Abdullah, the Zonal Coordinator of NBAIS disclosed this at the weekend in Ile Ife when he led the accreditation and affiliation team of the board on an inspection visit to the Arabic school.
Abdullah, who expressed satisfaction with the physical facilities and human resources available in the Arabic school, pointed out that the visit was intended to conduct on-the-spot assessment of the college with a view to accredit the Arabic school to award all school leaving certificate examinations.
He disclosed that SAISSCE is equivalent to other secondary school leaving certificate such as WAEC, NECO, and others, adding that the SAISSCE can be used to process admission.
He said NBAIS is the national examination body responsible for conducting, monitoring and regulating Arabic and Islamic Studies Education in Nigeria.
However, its scope has been extended to conduct examinations on all the major subjects of sciences, social sciences and other fields of studies.
Earlier in his address, the Director of the Arabic school, Ustaz Mutiu Uthman expressed the hope that the new development will assist Muslims to pursue education in Arabic, Islamic studies and other vital formal fields.
The NBAIS accreditation team who visited the Arabic school are; Dr. Abdurrazaq Abdullah Oluwatoyin (Zonal Coordinator, NBAIS, Prince, Abdulfatah Abayomi Tadese (Desk Officer, NBAIS Osun State), Mr. Taofiq Ademola Adeniran (ICT Officer, NBAIS Osun State) and Mr. Abdulwasiu Taiwo Taye (Admin/Quality Assurance Officer, NBAIS Osun State).
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