The Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed indefinitely its ongoing Senior Certificate Examination. Recall, the Council had in a press release, dated 21st October 2020, informed the general public of rescheduling some papers of the 2020 SSCE. However, a statement by NECO’s Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani indicates that the decision was informed by the current security challenges ocassioned by the #End SARS protests which had disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the country. Sani stated that the imposition of curfew and closure of schools by some state governments to safeguard lives and properties had made it difficult for the council to move examination materials across the country and students in affected locations to sit for papers already scheduled in the examination time table. While regretting any inconveniences the postponement may cause it’s stakeholders, the Board noted that the decision was taken in order to maintain the integrity and security of its examination procedures for seamless conduct of the council’s examination. It however resolved that the council will continue with the conduct of the examination in all states of the federation when normalcy returns.
