The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned underage students from partaking in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Unity Schools across the country.
David Andrew Adejo, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
He also said NECO has been directed to put stringent measures in place to prevent underage persons from registering for the examination, including making birth certificates imandatory as a registration requirement.
