NECO: Gov Abba Yusuf spends N1.5bn\u00a0 on registration fees for Kano students<\/p>\n
By Mustapha Usman<\/p>\n
The Kano State Government has spent N1.5 billion on payment of National Examination Council, NECO, registration fees of 57,000 students of various secondary schools in the state.<\/p>\n
This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Shuaibu, the Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, in Kano.<\/p>\n
He said Governor Abba Yusuf\u00a0 made the disclosure while opening the commencement of the examinations at Rumfa College in the metropolis.<\/p>\n
Represented by Mr Gwarzo, Mr Yusuf noted that payment of the fees was part of his government\u2019s policy to reposition the educational sector for optimal performances.<\/p>\n
He charged the benefiting students to put in their best for better results in the examination to justify government\u2019s huge investment in their academic pursuit.<\/p>\n
\u201dYou 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, the\u00a0 Commissioner for Education, 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.<\/p>\n
He commended the state government for enhancing its schools feeding programme, saying more furniture would soon be provided to the schools.<\/p>\n
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