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Adamu Adamu, minister of education, has announced the cancellation of the interview test for National Common Entrance Examination (NCCE) into Federal Government colleges.

Bem Goong, deputy director, press, in the ministry, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday.

The statement said the cancellation of the test for NCCE would take effect from the 2017/2018 academic year, adding that there was no rationale for the second test for NCCE organised by the National Examination Council (NECO).

“The second test is an unnecessary additional financial burden on parents/guardians,” the statement read.

“The era of multiple examinations attracting prohibitive fees cannot be accommodated by the Buhari administration, especially against the backdrop of government’s determination to increase access to education as a platform for breaking the cycle of poverty.”

The statement said Adamu had directed NECO to strengthen its examination processes with a view to achieving quality and credible examination for admission into unity schools at the first test.

It said that the minister argued that multiple examinations did not necessarily translate to the admission of quality pupils in secondary schools.

The statement said Adamu maintained that 2016/2017 academic year remained the effective date for the ban on Post-UTME, advising vice-chancellors to adhere strictly to the policy in the overriding public interest.