The Kano State Government paid N1.5 billion to register 57,000 pupils from the state’s various secondary schools for the National Examination Council (NECO).
This information can be found in a statement made by Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaibu, the state of Kano’s deputy governor and press secretary.
He claimed that Governor Abba Yusuf revealed the information while kicking off the start of the exams at Rumfa College in the city.
Yusuf, who was represented by Gwarzo, said that paying the fees was a component of his government’s strategy to realign the educational sector for the best results.
He charged the benefiting students to put in their best for better results in the examination to justify government’s huge investment in their academic pursuit.
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” You need to put in your best and remain committed so that you can come up with good results of the examination, that can make the state and your family happy and proud of you,” he said.
In his remarks, the Commissioner for Education, Malam Umar Doguwa, announced that a committee was set up by the state to assess boarding schools earlier shut down with a view to reopening them.
He commended the state government for enhancing its schools feeding programme, saying more furniture would soon be provided to the schools.
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