26th April, 2014
The National Examinations Council (NECO) said it will conduct another test for candidates who pass its Common Entrance Examination to select the best for admission into Federal Government Colleges on merit.
The Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, made the announcement on Saturday when he monitored the ongoing Common Entrance examination in some schools in Abuja.
Represented by the Director, Basic and Secondary Education in the Federal Ministry of Education, Daniel Uwaezuoke, he said this was in line with government’s promise to ensure that 60 per cent of admissions into Federal Government Colleges were on merit.
According to him, 40 per cent will be allocated on the basis of quota system.
The increase in enrolment this year was an indication that NECO was getting to a stage of perfection in conducting examinations and that parents were beginning to have confidence in the body.
Prof. Promise Okpala, NECO Registrar, reiterated government’s resolve to ensure not only access but also quality in enrolment at all levels of education.
Okpala said the increase in enrolment this year was a proof of parents’ confidence in the quality of education service offered by the schools.
He said a total of 95,926 candidates registered for the Common Entrance Examination into Federal Government Colleges in 2014 as against 88,444 in 2013.