By Mojeed Alabi
Due to what it described as low
registration figures, the National
Examinations Council (NECO) has
postponed its national common
entrance examination (NCEE)
earlier scheduled to hold on May
29.

This was contained in a statement
issued on Wednesday morning by
the examination body and signed
on its behalf by the head of
information and public relations
division, Azeez Sani.

Mr Sani gave the new date as June
5, saying the decision was
approved by the federal ministry
of education.

Reason for postponement
According to the spokesman, the
figures of applicants recorded so
far are lower than expected.

NECO, 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 reads
in part.

It added that the registration of
candidates would continue until
the new examination date.

Though the examination body did
not give the current figure of
applicants, PREMIUM TIMES
gathered that the figure currently
stands at about 50,000.

This is low compared to 70,580
candidates that registered for the
examination in 2020, though more
than 16,713 candidates could not
sit the examination due to the
nationwide protests against police
brutality ravaging the nation at
the time.

The examination, which usually
holds between May and June, was
postponed to October last year due
to the coronavirus pandemic.

NECO has, therefore, appealed to
stakeholders to encourage more
pupils to register for the
examination.

“Candidates, parents and
guardians are advised to download
the new Examination Time Table
from the Council’s website:
www.neco.gov.ng ,” NECO urged.

About NCEE
The national common entrance
examination (NCEE) is a
qualifying examination into
Nigeria’s 104 federal unity
colleges.

It is one of the national
examinations being conducted by
NECO. Others include the Senior
School Certificate Examination
(SSCE) both internal and external
diets, and Basic Education
Certificate Examination (BECE).
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/462501-just-in-neco-postpones-entrance-examinations-to-unity-schools.html

Sorry oo

Poor kids