Nigerian govt announces dates for NECO, NABTEB and other examinations.
Breakdown
The education minister said the National
Business and Technical Examination Board
(NABTEB) examinations will start on
September 21 and end on October 15.
“Other details of the schedule indicate
that the Senior Secondary School
Certificate Examinations, for SS3,
conducted by NECO will start on October
5 and end on November 18, 2020,” he
said.
The minister said the Basic Education
Certificate Examinations (BECE) for JSS 3
students, also conducted by NECO, will
start on August 24 and end on
September 7.
“Furthermore, the National Common
Entrance Examination, (NCEE) which is
a one-day NECO examination for
intending applicants into Unity Colleges
(JSS1) will run in-between the Senior
Secondary Certificate Examinations
(SSCE) i.e. on October 17, 2020,” he said.
He said the registration for the NECO
(SSCE), which is ongoing, will end on
September 10, 2020, and “there shall be
no extension for the registration
whatsoever.”
He also said the examination by the
National Board for Arabic and Islamic
Studies (NBAIS) will commence on
September 23 and end on October 17.
The minister directed all examination
bodies to release their examination
timetables in the next seven days.
“For the one – day National Common
Entrance Examination conducted by
NECO, it is compulsory for parents and
pupils to wear face masks on the exam
date, while also carrying along with
them, alcohol-based sanitizers,” he said.



