With the approval of the amount of 329,855,800 naira, the Borno State Government has paid the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of SS3 students in the state’s public secondary schools for May/June 2022. (N 329,805,800).
The Borno State government paid over N329.8 million in examination fees for the 2022 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations on Wednesday (WASSCE).
Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, State Commissioner of Education, revealed this while handing a payment check to Mr. Zakari Yau, zonal deputy registrar, Maiduguri, WAEC, at the Ministry’s office in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital.
Wakilbe claimed that in addition to this year’s payment, the State government was also making a payment of N34,349,650 for 2018, adding that the government had now fulfilled its financial commitments to WAEC.
“This year, the government is paying three hundred and twenty-nine million, eight hundred and five thousand, eight hundred naira (N 329,805,800),” the Commissioner said, “out of which two hundred and ninety-five million, four hundred and fifty-six thousand, one hundred and fifty naira (N295,456,150) is for the settlement of State and Local Governments share, which is a subsidy of 75% of the Examination fees for 21,827 students studying in public schools across Borno State, alongside an outstanding amount of thirty-four million, three hundred and forty-nine thousand, six hundred and fifty naira (N34,349,650) for the year 2018.
“The government has now completely satisfied all of its financial obligations to WAEC.” Candidates who took the examinations in public schools can begin checking their results online on Friday, August 12, 2022.
“In accordance with the Borno State Government’s resettlement efforts, I would like to request that WAEC consider extending the 2023 WASSCE to eight (8) Local Government Areas, namely Damboa, Gwoza, Ngala, Dikwa, Mafa, Monguno, Gubio, and Mobbar.” This is required since students (Boys/Girls) from these areas encounter significant problems in travelling to Maiduguri and staying in Boarding Schools for at least three (3) months.
“As a result of this, there is overcrowding in the host schools, as well as other concerns.” We will collaborate to establish procedures for conducting the examinations in the eight (8) Local Government Areas.”
Without the tenacity, logistical, and security assistance of education sector players in Chibok and Kaga, the 2022 tests could not be conducted in their respective local government areas.
He also lauded the Ngala stakeholders for the attention they showed to their students, who were the best-behaved students in the Maiduguri city exams of 2022.
The government will pay a total of N671,036,225 this year for the three tests; WASSCE, SSCE, and NABTEB, a huge rise of 61.5 percent over last year’s total examination cost of N413,394,510.
In his reaction, Zakari Yau, the zone deputy Registrar of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Maiduguri, confessed receiving the money from the Borno State government and promised that student results will be provided within 48 hours.