Nigeria, June 1 -- The family of the Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Godswill Obioma, has said the examination body's boss died Monday afternoon after a brief illness.

This was contained in a message the son of the late professor of education measurement and evaluation, Godswill Obioma the 2nd, shared with the management of NECO on Tuesday morning.

This was also confirmed by Mr Obioma's personal assistant, Obinna Otumdi.

Mr Otumdi spoke exclusively with PREMIUM TIMES via telephone on Tuesday morning.

The personal assistant, however, said he was not in the best position to speak on the death of his late boss.

He said; "I am sure the family will address the public soon. My boss was ill, briefly, before nature too...