Sokoto State government has paid over seven hundred and forty eight (748) million naira for the payment of examination fees to WAEC and NECO.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Sokoto, Nura Bello Maikwanci, on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
The statement quoted the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. MB Abubakar Guiwa, who it said made the announcement, to have said the amount was for NECO 2019, as well as 2020 WAEC and NECO examinations.
He directed all candidates who sat for the examinations to go online to check their results, adding with this development, successful candidates can apply for admission into tertiary institutions in good time.
Guiwa urged all stakeholders to continue to play their parts to justify the huge resources being spent by government on education.
Also commenting, the Director of Examinations of the Ministry, Malam Shehu Mohammed Lema, said all candidates could click to see their results by the end of the week.
According to him, no student had a case of withheld result.