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John Adams, Minna
Following the approval by the Federal Government for the reopening of schools for exit classes, the National Examination Council (NECO) has announced dates for the conduct of all its examinations, starting with the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on August 25 and the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) slated for October 5 – November 18.
Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Godswill Obioma, who briefed newsmen in Minna, yesterday, said the council has in line with the new dates prepared a comprehensive examinations timetable for the scheduled examinations in harmonisation with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Board for Technical Education Board (NABTEB).
According to the new timetable, the National Common Entrance Examinations for JSS1 qualifying examinations into unity schools will hold on Saturday 17.
He disclosed that to ensure that the examinations were conducted in an environment safe for candidates, officials and other stakeholders, NECO has prepared a manual on guideline for preparation for schools for conduct of public examinations in the context of COVID-19.
In view of the new timetable, the Council said registration of candidates for all its examinations had commenced with the registration for BECE, billed to end on August 21.
The registration for NECO will end on October 10 and registration for SSCE September 10.
Prof. Obioma said despite the challenge posed by COVID-19, the council had put in place measures to ensure appropriate standards and excellence before, during and after the examinations in line with its mission to deliver examinations whose results were trusted worldwide for their credibility.
