Five states are owing the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination fees debt totalling N2billion, the Registrar of council, Prof Dantani Wushishi, had said.
“We are using this opportunity to appeal with the five states that are yet to remit examination fees of their candidates, spanning from 2012 to date, to help us and do the needful,” he said.
He disclosed this on Friday in Lagos is while monitoring the ongoing 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) organised by the council.
Professor Wushishi, however, said “because of the relationship we have with these states, some of them have started responding, while others are yet to make any attempt.”
He said that NECO was following up, to let them understand that it was important to keep the council afloat by remitting their monies.
He said the council executes its capital projects and overheads from such funds, as the Federal Government does not give it capital expenditure and overheads.
On the general conduct of this year’s exercise which began nationwide on June 27, Wushishi stated that so far, it had been encouraging.
He said that it had been devoid of incidents.
According to him, a total of 1,209,000 candidates are participating in this year’s examination.
“As you know, it is a process, as soon as the examination is concluded on Aug.12, we prepare for marking.
