Posted on: 04:33 Wed, 29 Jul 2020



Nigerian government has announced dates for students to write NECO and NABTEB examinations.

The Federal Government has revealed that the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for SS3 pupils will commence on October 5 and end on November 18, 2020.

The government also said that the National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) examinations will start on September 21 and end by October 15, 2020.

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

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