FG announces dates for NECO and NABTEB examinations

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The federal government has released a comprehensive schedule for various national examinations for exit classes. The examinations are to hold from August 17 to November 18.

The examinations include the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination for SSS3 students conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) which will start on October 5 and end on November 18.

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, made the announcement yesterday in Abuja after a series of meetings with chief executives of examination bodies in the country.

The government also said the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) will begin on August 17. The education minister said the National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) examinations will start on September 21 and end on October 15.