The former president of the CCN, Benebo Fubara, called for collective action to address the challenges facing the Niger Delta region.
“There was a slight increase in the cost of registration and we all know what is happening in the economy.’’
NCEE is for admission into Junior Secondary Schools (JSS 1) of federal unity colleges.
He confirmed that some underage children were found to have sat the 2023 examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.
The examination took place in Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo, and had a total of 71,738 pupils; 34,030 males and 37,708 females.
Of the 69,000 plus applicants, 36,855 were female, while the balance of 32,000 plus were male.
