JUST IN: FG sets date for NECO

The National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) examinations will start on September 21 and end by October 15, 2020, the minister of state for Education has said.

Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, announced the dates at the end of a two-day meeting with Chief Executives of examination bodies in the country.

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

The statement said registration for the NECO (SSCE), which is on-going, will end on the 10 of September, 2020 with no option of extension.

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