Atiku says 18-year age limit for NECO, WASSCE belongs in the stone age

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Former Vice President. Atiku Abubakar says the Federal government’s policy to put 18 as the age limit for any candidate intending to sit for NECO and WAEC examinations belongs to the stone age.

 

In a recent interview, the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman disclosed that the Federal Government has banned individuals below 18 from sitting for the NECO and WAEC exams. The Minister also stated that the federal government has instructed WAEC, responsible for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, and NECO, which administers the Senior School Certificate Examination, to enforce the 18-year age requirement for candidates taking these exams.

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