Northern states’ governments are indebted to the National Examinations Council NECO to the tune of N 2.8 billion, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, Registrar and Chief Executive, NECO, has said. “State governments offer to pay examination fees for candidates from their states but when it comes to the
…Ask states to decide on border control, lockdown measures Governors across northern states have agreed to ban the almajiri system as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. This formed part of the discussion at a meeting convened via teleconference by Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, and chairman of the Northern governors’ Forum, […]
…Gates, Dangote, UNICEF laud Yobe on RI progress In its quest to be certified a polio-free nation, six governors from the northern part of the country have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen routine immunisation (RI) and polio eradication. The six Northern states are Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto and Yobe. The […]