RismadarVoice Reporters, June 30, 2026
The Rivers State Ministry of Education has announced that the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will commence on Wednesday, July 1, across the state.
In a public notice signed by the Director of Examinations and Records, Pastor Gideon Nwachukwu Uboh, on behalf of the Commissioner for Education, the ministry urged both public and private schools to ensure that eligible candidates are adequately prepared for the examination.
The ministry also directed schools in all local government areas, except Obio/Akpor, to collect and return examination materials through their respective Zonal Education Offices.
For schools within Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, designated custodial centres have been assigned for the collection and return of examination materials as follows:
Obio/Akpor Zone I: Community Secondary School, Okoro-Nu-Odo.
Obio/Akpor Zone II: State Primary School I, Rumuapara.
Obio/Akpor Zone III: Community Secondary School, Ozuoba.
The ministry further disclosed that the Rivers State Government has fully paid the examination fees for all candidates in public schools.
It warned that any principal or teacher found demanding money from students or their parents under any guise would face appropriate sanctions.
