The Federal Government has announced the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on August 4 2020.
Honourable Emeka Nwajuiba, the Minister of State for Education, who announced this on Monday during the daily COVID-19 Presidential Task Force briefing, said the examinations would end on September 5, 2020 and the NABTEB and NECO examinations would behgin after the WAEC examinations.
Nwajuiba added that the local timing for the WAEC examination will be published soon.
“The new WAEC date is part of our discussion with stakeholders which includes National Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) and Nigeria Union of Teachers tomorrow”.
He appealed to candidates to prepare for their examinations.
He said registration for the National Examination Council (NECO) continues.
“We are continuing registration for NECO, for those who have not concluded registration, please try to complete your registration.”
“The idea is we have a month from now till August 4, so the states who are willing should make their schools available for their children to revise,” he said.
The government had earlier announced the reopening of schools to allow students in graduating classes (Primary 6, JSS 3, SS3) resume preparation for examinations.
Schools across Nigeria have been shut since March 19 to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The spread of the disease has also led to countries locking in millions of their citizens, closing social spaces, locking down entire regions and shutting their doors against travellers from other countries.
However, the closure of the schools stalled all examinations that should have taken place especially WAEC which holds in English-speaking West African countries at the same time. Others are NECO and NABTEB.
