Federal Government says this year’s Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations organised by the National Examination Council will start October 5 and end November 18.
Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, announced this in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘FG Rolls Out Schedule For National Examination.’
The ministry also said the National Business and Technical Examination Board examinations would hold between September 21 and October 15.
Quoting the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, the statement said, “Registration for NECO (SSCE) which is ongoing will end on the 10th of September 2020and there shall be no extension for registration whatsoever.
“The minister, therefore, directed all examination bodies to release details of their examination timetables in the next seven days.”
FG had earlier directed all graduating pupils in the country to resume August 4 while adding that this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations would commence August 17.
Schools in the country have been shut since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 800 patients so far.