Nigeria postpones several school examinations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
The Grade 4 and 5 examinations and the National Certificate of Education are postponed, while those for the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate will go ahead. The Ministry of Education will announce the new dates and the resumption of classes after reviewing the situation, according to its statement of 14 October 2026.
Nigeria has postponed the Grade 4 and Grade 5 primary school examinations and those for the National Certificate of Education (NCE) in secondary education, originally scheduled for Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October 2026. The Nigerian Ministry of Education announced the postponement to a later date in a statement published on Wednesday 14 October, reports Defimedia.
The international examinations for the School Certificate (SC) and Higher School Certificate (HSC) will go ahead. The ministry has yet to announce the date for the resumption of the postponed examinations and the reopening of schools, according to Defimedia.
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