The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Tuesday released the timetable and guidelines for the conduct of the 2020 examinations for Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination for students in exit class.
NECO Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma, announced the release of the timetable at a media briefing at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
According to the Registrar, the council is exploring the possibility of installing CCTV cameras in all the examination centres and custodian points.
Obioma explained that NECO SSCE that NECO Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will hold between Monday, August 24 and September 4, respectively, while the National Common Entrance Examination for the Junior Secondary School into the Federal Unity Colleges holds on October 17.
He added that NECO examination officials would sign an oath of allegiance to perform their respective roles.
He explained further: “Student and pupils preparing to sit for our examinations are advised to study very hard and avoid the temptation of wanting to cheat during the examination as the council has zero-tolerance for examination malpractice.”
The unveiling of the timetables came barely two weeks after the federal government released a comprehensive schedule for various national examinations for exit classes.