{"id":165165,"date":"2025-06-01T11:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/neco-distances-self-from-fake-facebook-account"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:50:30","slug":"neco-distances-self-from-fake-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/neco-distances-self-from-fake-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"NECO distances self from fake Facebook account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Examinations Council, NECO, has disowned a fake Facebook account opened in the name of the Registrar\/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by the Council and signed by Azeez Sani, Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, it said the aim of the fake Facebook account is to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.<\/p>\n<p>According to NECO, \u201cThe Council wishes to draw the attention of the public to the existence of this fake Facebook account in order to avoid being swindled by the fraudsters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the statement added, \u201cSecurity agents have been informed to take appropriate action against the perpetrators of this fraudulent act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Examinations Council, NECO, has disowned a fake Facebook account opened in the name of the Registrar\/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi. 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