Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the subsidization of the cost of the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for students in public schools across the state.
A total of 55,150 candidates are writing the exams in Kwara State.
A statement from the State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said all candidates in public schools will pay only N2,500, the same amount charged last year, instead of the proposed N5,000 or more, which was intended to be reviewed due to inflation and the rising cost of conducting the examination.
The statement added that the subsidy is part of the efforts of the AbdulRazaq administration to support students and their parents, as well as to prevent any student from dropping out of school due to the inability to afford the examination.
The statement also emphasized that the subsidies will be applicable to all candidates sitting for this year’s BECE. It warned public officials against extorting money from parents under any guise, stating that anyone caught will face the consequences of such actions.
