Kano pays NECO N356m as students sit for 2022 exams

Kano State Government has said that all students who passed its qualifying examination would write 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination organised by National Examination Council (NECO).

The Kano State Commissioner of Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Kano on Monday.

Garba said the state government has settled part of its debt with the examination body.

He, however, debunked reports that the state owes NECO N15 billion, stressing that 15, 313 students will sit for the examination as planned.

Garba also hinted that the examination didn’t hold on Monday as it was only the Test Interpretation Practical for teachers to come up with modalities for practical exams.

The commissioner further stated that the Kano State Government also paid examination fees for over 1000 students with special needs in public schools to enable them write this year’s examination.

He said: “We have settled for 15,313 Students with nine credits and the essay part of the exam is commencing on 4th July while the state still paid for 1,018,000 Disabled Students, which means that the story that Kano is holding N15 Billion Debts is untrue.”

According to the commissioner, 7,500 female students’ registration fees had been also settled as part of special intervention to promote girl-child education in Kano State.

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He added that LGAs cumulatively also sponsored 5,400 students for the examination.

“15,313 students that had 9 credits from qualifying examination, 1,018 students living with disabilities, as well as 7,300 for Special Intervention which is basically for Girl Child Education, and local government councils paid for 5,400 students,” Garba stated.

The Star had reported that Kano students may not write the examination due to debt settlement conflict between the Kano State Government and NECO.

The examine body had demanded settlement of N700m of the N1.5 billion before the students will be allowed.

Garba, however, said the state government had paid NECO N356m last week and would finalise their discussion soon to resolve the impasses.

The Star