Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has authorised over N3 billion to cowl examination charges for 141,175 college students throughout the state who might be sitting for numerous post-secondary faculty exams in 2025.
The cost will cater to college students writing the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nationwide Examinations Council (NECO), Nationwide Enterprise and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), and Nationwide Board for Arabic and Islamic Research (NBAIS) exams.
The announcement was made on Saturday by Ibrahim Adam, the governor’s particular adviser on info.
Based on him, the Commissioner for Training, Ali Haruna Makoda, confirmed that the outcomes of the lately performed qualifying examinations for secondary faculty college students had been launched.
Adam famous that “75 per cent of scholars underneath the Kano State Lecturers Service Board and the Science and Technical Faculties Board certified for the senior faculty certificates examinations.”
Makoda defined that the state authorities can pay examination charges for college students who scored 5 credit and above within the qualifying exams. He urged faculty principals and schooling administrators to tell their college students promptly to make sure easy processing.
“These 2025 examinations are essential for college students looking for admission into tertiary establishments,” the commissioner careworn.
Adam added that since Governor Yusuf got here into workplace in Might 2023, his administration has constantly lined registration charges for college students from low-income backgrounds writing WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, and NBAIS exams.
He additionally revealed that the federal government has cleared important money owed owed to WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB, which had been left behind by the earlier administration led by Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
“This initiative is a part of Governor Yusuf’s declaration of a state of emergency on schooling and a broader effort to cut back the variety of out-of-school youngsters in Kano state,” Adam stated.
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