The Taraba State government had presented cheques worth over N1.8 billion to external examination bodies, including NECO, NABTEB, and BECE, for the registration of students across the state.
Taraba State, Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Barr Zainab Usman Jalingo, disclosed this in a statement, saying cheques were officially presented on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the NECO Office in Jalingo by the Commissioner for Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, Dr Augustina Godwin, on behalf of Governor Agbu Kefas.
According to Jalingo, the Speaking intervention was aimed at reducing the financial burden on parents and guardians while ensuring that eligible students in public schools could participate in external examinations without hindrance.
“Government has approved the sum of N1,613,646,250.00 for the National Examinations Council (NECO), N196,822,190.00 for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), and N53,865,000.00 for the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB),” she said.
She stated that education remains a key priority of the Kefas-led administration, noting that the government will continue to implement programs and policies that promote quality learning and improve children’s future prospects in the state.
According to her, the gesture reflects the Kefas administration’s commitment to strengthening the education sector and creating opportunities for students across Taraba State to achieve academic success under its free and compulsory education policy.
Representatives of the examination bodies who received the cheques expressed appreciation to the Taraba State government, describing the intervention as timely and beneficial to students across the state.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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