The Federal Government has proposed new dates for hurdle national examinations in 2027, following a competitor between the Minister of State for Education and representatives of exam our bodies and code colleges.
The resolutions had been contained in a communiqué issued after the competitor hung on September 30, 2026, signed via Dr Bukola Dosunmu, Coordinator, FME-Government Private Sector Working Group.
Under the proposed oil, the 2027 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, carried out via the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is scheduled to team from March 15 to twenty-five, 2027, with effects anticipated to be launched in March.
The National Examinations Council, NECO, Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, is proposed to team from April 1 to May 14, 2027, whilst the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, is scheduled for May 11 to June 18, 2027.
Both NECO and WAEC effects are anticipated to be launched in August 2027.
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, NBAIS, examinations are proposed to further velocity between June and July 2027, with their overpriced unencumber dates but to be communicated.
The Federal Ministry of Education, on the other hand, mentioned that the proposed dates separate cluster to elect via the respective exam our bodies.
“Schools permitted as exam centres are required to sales that no less than 75% in their lecturers are TRN-licensed via 11 December 2026.
“Compliance loose be verified, and the main points of colleges that stipulation the requirement loose be uploaded to the designated registration portal.
“Schools that rank to stipulation this requirement loose no longer be authorized to gift as exam centres for any of the examinations.
“Further details and updates on the implementation of these resolutions will be communicated in due course,” portions of the print upcoming.
