According to Professor Danlami Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, the Niger State Government owes the National Examination Council (NECO) N500 million.
The government's repeated failure to pay the registration fees for its candidates who took the SSCE internal examination over the years led to the debt.
After speaking with the administration, the enormous debt was somewhat lowered, according to Professor Wushishi, who made this announcement yesterday in Minna following the release of the 2022 SSCE results.
According to Wushishi, “I was invited by the government, and we discussed this issue, so we have a commitment; it is work in progress.”
He added that the Kano State, which owed NECO over N1 billion before the commencement of the 2022 SSCE, reduced the debt by 70 percent in addition to fully paying the fees for their candidates that sat for the examination.
Wushishi commended the Zamfara State Government for improving its candidates enrolment for the SSCE, saying the number of candidates that sat for the examination from the state was unprecedented.
In addition the NECO chief said the government cleared all its debt, including the payment of the registration fee for this year.
He explained that the Council has completed arrangements to ensure self-sponsored candidates did not suffer unjustly when results of candidates whose fees are not paid by the government are withheld.