Following the approval by the federal government for the reopening of schools for existing 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 the 25the of August.
This will be immediately followed by the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) slated for October 5th and will end on November 18th, 2020.
The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Godswill Obioma who announced this while briefing newsmen in Minna on Tuesday said the council has in line with the new dates, prepared a comprehensive examinations time table for the scheduled examinations in harmonization with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Board for Technical Education Board (NABTEB).
Recall the Federal Ministry of Education on its official website recently published the guidelines and outlined actions, measures, and requirements needed for the safe reopening of schools after the pandemic is contained.
The 52-paged communique, which was signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, and Minister of State (Education), Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, was developed in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, Federal Ministry of Health, and health safety experts in the country.
On schools resumption, Aminu said, “Now is the time to plan and address the eventual safe reopening of schools and learning facilities. It will be recalled that at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, schools and all learning facilities were closed in order to safeguard the health and general wellbeing of our children, youths, teachers, and educational personnel.
“As a responsible government, it is also our duty to provide comprehensive guidelines for a safe and hitch-free reopening of schools and learning facilities. We do so knowing that the health, safety, and security of learners, teachers, education personnel, and families are priorities.”