The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 national entrance examination which is conducted for gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy, Suleja, Niger State.

NECO, in a statement signed by its Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, said the entrance examination which was earlier scheduled for Saturday 13^thMay, 2023 will now hold on Saturday 10^thJune, 2023.

“The Examination was rescheduled to enable more candidates register for the examination following request by some stakeholders for an extension of the registration period.

“The Federal Government Academy Suleja is a training ground for moulding the gifted and talented children of Nigeria.

“It provides enormous opportunities for outstanding gifted students to develop their potentials in the interest of nation building and technological development.

“The students benefit from Federal Government scholarship such as tuition fees, external examination fees, boarding, feeding, uniform and basic textbooks

“All candidates, parents, guardians and other 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.” (The Guardian)