The National Examination Council has said that it has not postponed its Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) due to the coronavirus.
Head of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Azez Sani made this distinction known in a statement where he said only the National Common Entrance (NCEE) was postponed.
The statement read “The attention of the Management of the National Examinations Council has been drawn to the barrage of fake news trending on the social media purporting that the Council has shifted the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) due to the prevailing situation in the Country.
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“NECO wishes to state categorically that apart from the 2020 National Common Entrance (NCEE) that was postponed indefinitely due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Council has not reviewed any of its remaining Examination Time Tables (BECE) and (SSCE), neither is it contemplating such for now.
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“The general public is urged to disregard such fake news, as the Council is monitoring the prevailing situation in the Country and will make official pronouncement on the examinations if the need arises.”
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