NECO declares examination free week to mark Sallah celebrations

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has declared an examination free week beginning on Friday,8th July to Wednesday,13th, July in the ongoing Senior school certificate Examinations (SSCE) for school candidates to enable Muslim faithfuls mark the Sallah festival (Eid-Adha).

Myschoolnews reports this is coming after insinuation in certain quarters that the Examination body had scheduled examinations for Saturday 9th, July, 2022 being Sallah day.

The body conveyed its decisions in a statement by Azeez Sani, its Head of Information and public relations; the statemebnt partly read "....Conscious of the importance of religious festivals, the council has always made adequate provisions for such in fixing examination dates..."

It would be recalled that the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school based candidates commenced on 27th June and is expected to end on 12th August, 2022.