The 2015 National Common Entrance Examinations into secondary schools scheduled for March 21 has been postponed till April 25, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports. Mr Abdul Mustapha, Abuja Liaison Officer of the National Examination Council, NECO, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Thursday in Abuja.
Mustapha said the postponement was necessitated by anxieties by parents ahead of the general elections rescheduled for March 28 and April 11. According to him, registration for the examination will continue until April 18. “The idea of postponement was brought by the ministry and after consultations with the council, we decided to shift it.
“There are some concerns as to whether parents would leave their children in schools with the uncertainties ahead of the elections.’’
Mustapha said it would be better to write the exam in a relaxed atmosphere after the elections.
