Kano Govt. spends N1.5bn on NECO registration fees

The Kano State Government has spent N1.5 billion on the payment of National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees for 57,000 students of various secondary schools in the state.

This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaibu, the Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Aminu Gwarzo, in Kano.

He said Gov. Abba Yusufmade the disclosure while opening the commencement of the examinations at Rumfa College in the metropolis.

Represented by Gwarzo, Yusuf noted that payment of the fees was part of his government’s policy to reposition the educational sector for optimal performance.

He charged the benefiting students to put in their best for better results in the examination to justify the government’s huge investment in their academic pursuit.

”You need to put in your best and remain committed so that you can come up with good results from the examination that can make the state and your family happy and proud of you,” he said.

In his remarks, theCommissioner for Education, Malam Umar Doguwa, announced that a committee had been 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 school feeding program, saying more furniture would soon be provided to the schools.