The National Examinations Council (NECO) has withheld the results of students in Niger state over a N500m debt by Niger State Government from unpaid examination fees of students.
This information was provided by the examination body’s registrar, Dantani Wushishi, at the announcement of the 2022 Internal Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations results on Thursday in Minna.
“Niger State owes roughly N500 million, but they are currently paying down their obligations. The state administration has promised to pay off the obligations,” Wushishi said.
He acknowledged that the state government’s debt to the examination board is the reason the results of every student in the state are being withheld.
The registrar added that he had advised the state government to separate the names of candidates who were self-sponsored from those sponsored by the government to enable them to access their results.
He added, “We have requested from the state government to try and separate the names of those the state is sponsoring and those sponsored by their parents and guardians.
“Jigawa State cleared off its debts and paid for the registration of all its students this year. Kano State has one of the largest numbers of registered students. The state owed close to N1bn but this year they paid for the registration of all the candidates in the state and paid more than 70 per cent of the backlog it owed.”
Wushishi also revealed that the council recorded a decline in examination malpractices in the 2022 internal SSCE as compared to other years.
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