NECO postpones exams indefinitely over #EndSARS protests

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the postponement of the ongoing Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) indefinitely following the crisis in the country over the #EndSARS protests.

The development was announced in a statement by Azeez Sani, NECO’s spokesperson, in Minna, capital of Niger state, on Sunday.

According to the statement, the decision was reached by the governing board of the council last week after it reviewed the conduct of the on-going 2020 examination nationwide.

“The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council at its Special Meeting held on Thursday, 22nd October, 2020 reviewed the on-going 2020 SSCE (internal) nationwide,” it read.

“The Council had in a press release, dated 21st October 2020, informed the general public of rescheduling some papers of the 202 0 on-going SSCE.

“Arising from that meeting, today (Sunday) the Governing Board resolved that the 2020 SSCE (Internal) be postponed indefinitely in view of the current security challenges, occasioned by the ENDSARS protests, which disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the country.

“In making this decision, the Board noted that due to these security challenges, some state governments imposed curfew and closed schools in order to safeguard lives and property;

In the circumstances, it has become difficult for the council to move examination materials across the country and students in the affected locations were unable to sit for the papers already scheduled in the examination timetable.”

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