NECO Halts Conduct of its SSCE Examinations, Orders Staff to Return Home

The National Examination Council has issued a directive to its examiners and invigilators asking them to stop all ongoing examinations occuring Nationwide.

The directive to stop the conduct of the examination was as a result of the 24-hour curfew issued by some state governors especially those of Lagos, Ogun, Edo and Imo where the #ENDSARS protest had gone beyond peaceful.

The message was titled titled :PUTTING ON HOLD SOME PAPERS OF THE ONGOING SSCE”, the examination body defended its action by saying:

“The Management and Governing Board of the National Examinations Council NECO is compelled by circumstances occasioned by the EndSARS protests which led to imposition of curfews in some states thereby making it difficult for the council to move sensitive materials across the country, to put on hold papers for Thursday 22 ,Friday 23 and Saturday 24th October.

“The papers will be written between 17th to 19th November after computer practical paper on the 16th.Examinations will continue on the 27th of October.

“ALL Officers are hereby directed to return to base and await further directives on the 25th.

“State Ministries of Education ,Schools, parents ,Supervisors, monitoring officers and other stakeholders should be adequately sensitized,” the union concluded.