The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, has disclosed that the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will now commence on the 4th of August.

The Honorable Minister while briefing the Nation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday 6th July 2020 in Abuja said that examination for graduating students will now hold from August 4 till 5th September 2020.

In his words:  “From the 4th of August to the 5th of September. Parents, please take note. As soon as we conclude WAEC we will take up NABTEB and NECO exams.

“Last week the chairman of the PTF announced that school facilities will be available for those who want to go into revision classes. The idea here is that we have a whole month from now till then (the exam). Those who can, the states who are willing should make their schools available for their children to revise.

“We have done the most we can with our representative at WAEC and it has been confirmed that the date allotted will be from the 4th of August through to the 5th of September. Local timings will be published.”

The Honourable Minister also stated that the Ministry of Education would be meeting with officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and other stakeholders ahead of the forthcoming exams.

He also informed that registration for NECO is still on for those who have not concluded registration along those lines,  and that it is  time also to update and get all registration done.

He further explained that a decision on when the National Examinations Council, NECO, National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, will be taken after the WASSCE.