The National Examinations Council, NECO says it has not suspended the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE and Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE over coronavirus pandemic.
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The council also said it is studying the situation in the country and would postpone the exams if there was any need. Both the SSCE and BECE usually take place around May and June of every year with candidates drawn from public and private schools nationwide.
NECO Head of Information, Azeez Sani in a statement said apart from the 2020 National Common Entrance that is suspended indefinitely over Covid-19 outbreak, the council has not reviewed any of its remaining examination timetables for BECE and SSCE, neither is it contemplating such for now.
The statement also called on the public to disregard such fake news, as the council is monitoring the situation in the country and will make an official pronouncement on the examinations if necessary.
