80,000 pupils write Unity Colleges entrance exam

About 80,000 pupils on Saturday wrote the 2018 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into the 104 Federal Unity Colleges. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, who monitored the exam at Government Secondary School, Zone 3, Wuse and Government Secondary School Tudun-Wada Zone 4, Abuja, expressed satisfaction on the arrangement. “I am […]

About 80,000 pupils on Saturday wrote the 2018 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into the 104 Federal Unity Colleges.

The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, who monitored the exam at Government Secondary School, Zone 3, Wuse and Government Secondary School Tudun-Wada Zone 4, Abuja, expressed satisfaction on the arrangement. “I am satisfied with what I have seen here,” he said.

Prof Anwukah was accompanied by directors of the ministry and officials of the National Examination Council (NECO).

The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, said about 80,000 candidates took the examination.

According to him, the directive by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to extend registration period enabled more candidates to write the examination.