Kwara State Governor Subsidises Exam Fees in Public Schools

The Kwara State Governor in North Central Nigeria, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved subsidising the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for students in public schools across the state.

A total of 55,150 candidates are writing the exams in the State.

A statement from the State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development through the Press Secretary, Peter Amogbonjaye said all candidates in public schools will pay N2,500 only, the same amount charged last year — instead of N5,000 or more which was meant to be reviewed to owing to inflation and rising cost of conducting the examination.

The subsidy is part of the efforts of the administration to support the students and their parents, as well as avoid any student dropping out of school because of the inability to afford the examination.

The statement said the subsidies would be enjoyed by all the candidates that will sit for this year 2024 BECE.

The statement, therefore, warned public officials against extorting money from parents under any guises, saying that anyone caught would face the consequences of such an action.

Dominica Nwabufo