NECO reschedules entrance examination for FGA Suleja over low registration
National Examination Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE) for gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy, Suleja.
In a statement on Tuesday, NECO spokesperson, Azeez Sani, said the examination will now hold from Saturday to Sunday.
The statement noted that stakeholders requested an extension of the registration period to enable all interested candidates to register.
“The examination was rescheduled to enable more candidates the opportunity to register for the exercise,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the Federal Government Academy, Suleja, is a training ground for moulding gifted students to develop their potential in the interest of nation-building and technological development.
“The students benefit from federal scholarships such as tuition fees, external examination fees, boarding, feeding, uniform and basic textbooks,” the statement stated.
(NAN)
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