Pupils Must Wear Facemasks, Use Sanitizers During National Common Entrance Examination – FG

Posted by: Folamidavid in Politics, News Jul 29, 2020

Coronavirus Nigeria

The Federal Government has come out to say that parents and pupils must be ready to wear face masks during the 1–day National Common Entrance Examination that would start on Saturday, 17th October 2020.

The government recently revealed that everyone present must come with an alcohol-based sanitizer to the venue as well.

According to the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, the West African Examinations Council, (WAEC-SSCE) will start on August 17, 2020 while the National Business and Technical Examination Board, (NABTEB) examinations will start on the September 21, and end by October 15, 2020.

He added that all examination bodies must release details of their examination timetables in the next seven days.

His words, “The Basic Education Certificate Examinations, (BECE) for JSS 3 also conducted by NECO, will start on the 24th of August and end on the 7th of September, 2020,”

“Registration for the NECO (SSCE), which is on-going, will end on the 10th of September, 2020 and there shall be no extension for the registration whatsoever.

“The statement further indicated that the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, (NBAIS) examination will commence on Wednesday, 23rd September and end by 17th October, 2020.

“The Minister, therefore, directed all examination bodies to release details of their examination timetables in the next seven days.

“Present at the meeting which was chaired by the Honourable Minister of State for Education, were the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, Registrar, Joint Admissions Matriculations Board, (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede; Registar, National Examinations Council, (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma; Registrar, National Business and Technical Examination Board, (NABTEB) Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe; National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, (NBAIS) Dr. Raji as well as the Acting Registrar of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. J.O. Oke.”