The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges to Saturday 5th June 2021 as approved by the Federal Ministry of Education.

Azeez Sani, NECO’s head of information and public relations division, broke the news in a statement on Wednesday.

According to him, the action was ” approved by the Federal Ministry of Education.”

A full copy of the statement obtained by Timeline.ng reads: “The Examination which was initially scheduled for Saturday 29th May 2021, was rescheduled to give states with low registration of candidates the opportunity to register their candidates for the examination,” the statement said.

“All candidates, parents, guardians, and relevant stakeholders are therefore enjoined to take note of the new date for the examination.

“The registration of candidates will continue till the new date of the examination. Candidates, parents, and guardians are advised to download the new Examination Time Table from the Council’s website: www.neco.gov.ng,” it added.