Breaking News:FGN Announces August,17 As Commencement Date of WASSCE

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The Federal Government Of Nigeria on Monday ordered all schools in the country to reopen for graduating pupils in Primary 6, JSS 3 and SSS 3 as from August,4.
It also announced that this year’s 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination,WASSCE would commence on August ,17.
This was contained in a statement published on Monday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong.
In the statement titled, ‘Exit Classes To Reopen August 4th’, the ministry indicated that the agreed dates were part of the resolutions reached after a consultative meeting with the education commissioners of the 36 states of the federation and other stakeholders.


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