The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed its national common entrance examination (NCEE) earlier scheduled to hold on May 29, due to what the authorities described as low registration.
Penpushing reports that, Head of Information and Public Relations Division of the Council, Azeez Sani made this known on Wednesday in a statement, and gave the new date as June 5, saying the decision was approved by the Federal Ministry of Education.
The council spokesman said, the figures of applicants recorded so far are lower than expected, adding that the examination body, however, hopes that the one-week extension will provide opportunities for more candidates to apply.
“The Examination which was initially scheduled for Saturday 29th May, 2021, was rescheduled to give states with low registration of candidates the opportunity to register their candidates for the examination,” the statement explained.
Penpushing further reports that, the statement added that the registration of candidates would continue until the new examination date, but the council did not give the current figure of applicants
The source, however revealed that the figure currently stands at about 50,000,said to be low compared to 70,580 candidates that registered for the examination in 2020, however,16,713 candidates could not sit the examination due to the nationwide protests against police brutality ravaging the nation at the time.
Penpushing also reports that, the examination, known to usually holds between May and June, was postponed to October last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, just as the authorities in the statement urged stakeholders to encourage more pupils to register for the examination.
The National Examinations Council (NECO) called on candidates, parents and guardians to download the new Examination Time Table from the Council’s website: www.neco.gov.ng.
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