According to the Kano State Government, N336 million in fees for 29,031 students taking the National Examination Council, NECO, exams in 2022 have been paid.
Malam Muhammad Garba, the state's commissioner for information, revealed this to reporters in Kano on Monday.
Garba was responding to a media story that implied state students would not take the NECO test this year because the government couldn't pay their exam costs.
He clarified that the payout included 1,018 students with impairments and 15,313 students who had 9 credits left on their qualifying exams.
He said that while the local government councils paid for 5,400 pupils, the cash also covered 7,300 kids for Special Intervention, which is essentially for girl child education.
The commissioner further clarified that, contrary to rumors, the test was not conducted today.
“Today (Monday) is the “Test Interpretation Practical”, which is only for teachers to come up with modalities for the practical exams,” the commissioner said.
