2020 WAEC and NECO examinations have been indefinitely postponed by the federal government.
The decision to suspend the major examinations was due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country. FG says provisions have been made for online learning as schools will still be under lock and key amid Covid-19 threats Amid the Covid-19 pandemic current ravaging the world.
The federal government has indefinitely postponed the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) for 2020. Emeka Nwajubu, Minister of State for Education, on Tuesday, April 121, made this known in Abuja while reeling out the federal government's education roadmap during coronavirus period, The Cable reports. The minister said that provision is headway for the students to study online as both the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) will not hold at their fixed time due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“WAEC and NECO for the year have been postponed indefinitely. Students can learn online. We have made a lot of provisions for that,” Nwajubu said.
The director of FCT has also opened a portal for the process. We are working with the ministry of information to escalate education content to provide for everyone at home. “Our biggest challenge is to reach children who do not have devices but we are working with radio corporations to instill some of that for primary and secondary students.” The decision to postpone the senior school exams came after coronavirus took a dangerous dimension on the country.
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