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Fintiri approves N1bn for payment of WAEC, NECO, others

The Governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri, has approved the release of N1 billion for the payment of West African Examination Council (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and other fees for the 2022-2023 examinations.

The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Wilbina Jackson, made the disclosure in Yola during the flag-off of the distribution of instructional materials to 56 primary schools in the state across the 21 local government areas (LGAs).

According to the commissioner, in the past four years, the administration has made appreciable progress in education, enrolling more children into primary schools.

Officials of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), the Adamawa State Government, education secretaries of select local government areas and headmasters of primary schools were in attendance in Yola.

The administration says, in the past four years, it has made appreciable progress in education, enrolling more children into primary schools.

Folaranmi Ajayi

Folaranmi Ajayi, Senior Reporter at Edugist is an educator with over a decade of experience in teaching and helping students pass exams with above-average grades. He is an investigative education journalist with a special interest in local education reporting, mentoring students, public speaking, and online training.

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