Katsina Governor Pays N977m NECO Fees for 48,385 Candidates

• Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina state has allocated N977 million to cover the 2023 National Examination Council (NECO) fees for 48,385 candidates in the state
• The announcement was made in a statement released by the Katsina state government on November 22
• The governor's decision may enhance educational enrollment in Katsina, addressing its status as one of the less developed states in education in Nigeria

Legit.ng journalist Nurudeen Lawal has over 8-year-experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria

Katsina state - Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina has approved N977 million (N977,023,000) to pay the 2023 National Examination Council (NECO) fees for 48,385 candidates in the state.

This was disclosed in a statement posted on X by the Kastina state government on Wednesday, November 22.

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The move by the governor is expected to boost educational enrolment in Katsina, which is one of the educationally less developed states in Nigeria.

WAEC introduces Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said it would start using the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

On Monday, November 13, the examination body said that the current paper and pencil test model would be dropped.

The CBT for private candidates for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination will start in February 2024. According to WAEC, the objective test will be entirely computer-based, while the Essay and Test of Practical papers will be hybrid (a combination of paper-based and CBT models).

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“Computer-Based WASSCE Won’t Work” - NUT

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has faulted the WAEC's introduction of computer-based examinations.

On Thursday, November 16, NUT faulted WAEC's plans to migrate its West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates' examination diets from paper and pencil tests to computer-based examinations.

The secretary-general of the NUT, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, argued that the Nigerian basic education sector was not ready and prepared for the proposed CBE. He added that the lack of computers in schools, a lack of poor electricity supply, and unstable Internet networks would likely hamper the CBE being proposed by WAEC.

Source: Legit.ng