The Federal Government has announced that the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations for SSS3 pupils organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) will start October 5 and end November 18.
It also said the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination will hold on October 17.
This was announced by Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education, according to a statement signed by Ben Goong, Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, on Wednesday.
“Registration for NECO (SSCE) which is ongoing will end on the 10th of September 2020 and there shall be no extension for registration whatsoever.
“The National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) which is a one-day examination for intending applicants into Unity Colleges (JSS1) will run in between the Senior Secondary School Examinations i.e. on Saturday, 17th October 2020,” the statement read.
The ministry also stated that the Basic Education Certificate Examinations for JSS 3 pupils also organised by NECO would commence August 24 and end September 7.
It also said the National Business and Technical Examination Board examination would commence on September 21 and end on October 15.
“The minister, therefore, directed all examination bodies to release details of their examination timetables in the next seven days,” the statement added.
Schools in the country have been shut since March due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
