Just In: FG Announces Dates For NECO, NABTEB Examinations

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By Kolawole Ojebisi

The federal government has announced the schedules for national examinations in Nigeria.

The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba made the announcement at the end of a two-day meeting with Chief Executives of examination bodies in the country, Wednesday.

According to the schedules, the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for SS3 pupils will commence on October 5 and end on November 18, 2020.

The government also said the National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) examinations will start on September 21 and end by October 15, 2020.

In a statement on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE), Ben Goong, the ministry said the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Unity Colleges will hold on October 17, 2020.

The ministry also said the Basic Education Certificate Examinations, (BECE) for JSS 3 students also conducted by NECO, will start on August 24 and end on September 7, 2020.

The statement reiterated his intention to stick to the schedules without let or hindrance by adding that the registration for the NECO (SSCE), which is on-going, will end on the 10 of September, 2020 with no option of extension.

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