The Katsina state government will spend N822 million to offset the examination fees of students in the state, even as the government distributed 3,235 laptop computers.
Katsina Spends N822m To Pay 40,000 Students Exam Fees
About 40,000 students will benefit from the N822 million naira fund
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According to a report, the Katsina Commissioner of Education, Professor Aminu Kado Kurfi, said no fewer than 40,000 students will benefit from the initiative..
The Commissioner said the government made the gesture to ensure that students from the state take part in the examinations and get admitted into tertiary institutions.
Kurfi also revealed that a total of 3,235 laptop computers to principals, vice principals, zonal education directors and the three tertiary institutions in the state.
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