FG releases schedules for SSCE, NECO, NABTEB exams

The Federal Government on Wednesday released the schedule for various national examinations for exit classes from August 17 to November 18, 2020.

The government said the Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council would commence on August 17, 2020.

Also, the examination conducted by the National Business and Technical Examination Board would start on September 21 and end on October 15 2020.

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, made the announcement in Abuja after a series of meetings with Chief Executive Officers of examination organisations in Nigeria.

A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, said the meeting chaired by Nwajiuba was attended by the Permanent Secretary, FMoE, Sonny Echono and Registrar, Joint Admissions Matriculations Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede.

Others at the meeting were the Registar, National Examinations Council, Prof. Godswill Obioma; Registrar, National Business and Technical Examination Board, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe; CEO, National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, identified simply as Dr Raji, and acting Registrar of WAEC, Dr J.O. Oke.