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Niger State: Governor Releases N200 Million for SSCE Result

In his commitment and effort towards revamping the education sector in his state, Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has paid the sum of N200 million to the National Examination Council (NECO), to ensure the release of results of 30,000 students being withheld by the examination body.

In a statement released by Mrs. Mary Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, on Tuesday 17th September, 2019, in Minna, it stated that the money was part of the examination fees the north-central state owed the examination body.

It said that government had paid more than N1 billion to various examination bodies in the last three years, as part of effort to provide free education to students in the state.

The statement added that the state government had agreed to pay the examination body N50 million monthly, to settle the outstanding balance that had accrued over the years.

β€œThe state government has met with the officials of NECO; we have agreed in principle, after making some payments last week, that they will release the results this week,” it said

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