During the Presidential Task force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja,The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, announced that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been scheduled to commence on the 4th of August to 5th of September 2020. He said that NECO and NABTEB are yet to be concluded. In his statement , he said, “From the 4th of August to the 5th of September, please take note. Last week the Chairman of the PTF announced that school facilities will be available for those who want to go into revision classes. He also stressed the idea behind that set date by saying that “The idea here is that we have a whole month from now till then, those who can and those who are willing; the states who are willing should make their schools available for their children to revise.

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