The Kano government has spent N1.5 billion on payment of National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees for 57,000 students of various secondary schools in the state.

This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Shuaibu, the Press Secretary to the State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, in Kano.

He said Governor Abba Yusuf made the disclosure while opening the commencement of the examinations at Rumfa College in the metropolis.

Represented by Mr Gwarzo, Mr Yusuf stated that the payment of the fees was part of his government’s policy to reposition the educational sector for optimal performance.

He charged the benefiting students to put in their best for better results in the examination to justify the government’s huge investment in their academic pursuits.

“You need to put in your best and remain committed so that you can come up with good results from the examination that can make the state and your family happy and proud of you,” he said.

The Commissioner for Education, Umar Doguwa, announced that a committee was being set up by the state to assess boarding schools earlier shut down with the view to reopening them.

He commended the state government for enhancing its school’s feeding programme and also assured that more furniture would soon be provided to the schools.

(NAN)