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Gombe approves N549.4 million for WAEC, NBAIS, NABTEB
Gombe State Executive Council on Tuesday during its 37th meeting okayed N549.4 million for 19,840 students across 151 senior secondary schools to participate in the forthcoming examinations.
Our correspondent reports that no fewer than 1243 students would write National Business and Technical Examination Board, while 309 would write National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies and 18,288 to seat for West Africa Examinations Council.
Briefing journalists after the council meeting, Commissioner for Education Dr Aishatu Maigari said, “Gombe State Executive Council has approved the payment of Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, for 19,840 students. In 151 senior secondary schools these students are going to enjoy payment of WAEC for 18,288 writing the exam. 1,243 are writing NABTEB, 309 are writing NBAIS.”
On how the beneficiaries were picked, she noted that the current administration has commenced mock process to select the best in order to get results, “They sat for mock examination, since the inception of this government in 2019 we have been writing examination in 2019 when we took over saw abysmal performance of 22 per cent got five credit, in 2023 67.5 per cent of our students got five credits including Mathematics and English. The percentage of student we are paying for is 72.59 per cent, we had over 23000 students who sat for mock examination. We made it 60 per cent,” Maigari added.
The commissioner added, “The students include both our indigenous students and exam students this is coming at a time when examination bodies have increased their fees. The governor approved N549,492,175 million.”
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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has nominated the son of NNPP national leader Engineer Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as commissioner.
One of the personal assistants to NNPP national leader Ibrahim Adam posted on his verified Facebook handle:
Adamu Aliyu Kibiya
Usman Shehu Aliyu Karaye
Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso
Abduljabbar Garko
With the new names sent to the assembly, the son of former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, may be posted to the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
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Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide.
Delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond the reasonable doubt.
“The defendant’s testimony is inconsistent. I hereby find him guilty”
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