EndSARS: NECO reschedules some exam papers
By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu
Abuja
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said that it had rescheduled it’s ongoing 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations.
A statement signed by the
Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani and made available to Blueprint, said the exam body had been constrained by circumstances beyond its control, therefore, had to reschedule the papers meant for Thursday October 22, 2020, Friday October 23, 2020 and Saturday October 24, 2020.
The affected papers are now rescheduled for 17th, 18th and 19th November 2020, according to the statement.
“The examination time-table for these papers will be made available subsequently.
“These changes were due to the security challenges, which led to the imposition of curfew and closure of schools by some state governments, in order to safeguard lives and properties.
“In the circumstances , it has become difficult for the Council to move examination materials across the country,” the statement read in part.
Sani said the Council wished that the Examinations would continue on Tuesday October 27, 2020, all things being equal, with the papers as originally scheduled in the examination time-table, and regretted
any inconvenience caused.