A total of 8,139 sat for the examination at 140 CBT centres nationwide.
He said that such registration by proxy also encouraged extortion.
“The budget proposed, which was 8.8 per cent, still fell short of the global education agency’s recommended 26 per cent expenditure on the sector.”
Olusegun Onilude said the gesture was aimed at boosting and sustaining education in the council area by raising resourceful youths.
The commissioner for education in Katsina says female students outperformed their male counterparts in the 2021 WASSCE.
The Federal Ministry of Education says SS1 and SS2 students taking final year exams become unruly in schools and distract other students.
The development is said to be in line with the federal government’s policy as directed by the federal ministry of education.
