The Oyo State government has announced the postponement of the Basic Education Certificate Examination initially scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statements issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of education said the shift in schedule followed the public holiday declared by the Federal Government to mourn the late Nigerian leader.
The statement noted that the BECE has being postponed the examination until further notice.
A statement by the Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olusegun Olayiwola, in Ibadan, said, “The decision was taken in line with the public holiday declared by the Federal Government in honour of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who recently passed away.”
He said, “The affected subjects, Mathematics and Pre-Vocational Studies, have been postponed until further notice.”
Olayiwola urged the students, parents, and other stakeholders to take note of the development and assured them that other examination papers from Wednesday, July 16, 2025, would be held as scheduled.
The body of former President Muhamadu Buhari has been lowered into the grave at 5:50pm African time in his family house in Daura Kastina State, Nigeria. Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s former military ruler, is a Muslim from the country’s north and seen as the main challenger to Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the south. The former leader, who ruled from December 1983 to August 1985, also has a reputation as a […]
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