Why we closed BECE registration portal, NECO explains

The National Examibation Council (NECO), has given reasons why the its registration portal for candidates participating in the ongoing 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE),  was closed.

According to the examination body, adequate opportunity was provided  in advance for all schools to register their candidates. 

Daily Times reports that NECO was reacting to complaints that some candidates were  unable to sit for the BECE that commenced on Monday August 24, 2020.

In a statement signed by its head of information  and public relations, Azeez Sani, the examination body explained that candidates failed to take advantage of the extension to register for the exams.

“NECO wishes to state that adequate opportunity was provided well in advance for all schools to register their candidates. 

“This was given that some schools and/or candidates may have faced difficulties in the course of the registrations. Due largely to this and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council extended the duration for registration to 12 midnight of Friday, 21st August 2020. 

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“The extension was widely publicized through various platforms. The aim was largely to accommodate late registration.

It is regrettable that despite these measures, some schools failed to complete the registration or enrollment processes. 

“It is therefore instructive to restate that the closure of the Portal on the said date was not punitive or designed to undermine registrants and schools.

 
“It was however to allow the Council produce and distribute materials to Examination Centers for seamless conduct of the exercise.  Consequently, NECO assures the public of its commitment to effective and efficient conduct of all examinations within its statutory mandates. In this regard, it will continue to engage all stakeholders as may be appropriate”, it stated.