While speaking on Tuesday, January 26 in Kaduna, he added that the state government will only foot the bill of students who qualified through mock examination.
Katsina governor to pay students' exam fees
Governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari has assured Katsina students that his government will pay the fees for National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations this year, Dailypost reports.
Aminu Wasari
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According to him, the government has been paying the fees for 45,000 yearly, but sadly, only about 20 percent of them got five credits and above.
Masari urged the exam body to work towards ways to assist students so that more people can pass the questions.
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“The management of NECO should come up with suggestions, ways and methods that will make students pass their exams legitimately.’’
The governor said that as an examination body, NECO “should do everything possible to add value to their certificate.’’
The governor said that the state government would continue to partner NECO as it had accorded high priority to education.
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