Delta To Spend N50m On Exam Fees

In a bid to sustain its human capital development agenda, Delta State government has approved the sum of  N50 million for payment of fees for the 2010 Junior Secondary School (JSS) examinations in the state.

The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Omah Djebah, who disclosed this at a media briefing on the outcome of the state executive council meeting in Asaba however said the over  20, 726 students in 450 private schools would not benefit from the largesse.

Djebah said that the state government decided to foot the bills for pupils in only public schools in order to encourage enrolment and increased education standards in the state.

Over 49, 274 JSS pupils in 430 public schools in Delta State are to enjoy the goodwill of the state government

“Arrangements for the examinations have been effectively concluded as at last February and the main exercise is scheduled for this September with a re-sit”, the commissioner said.

A total of 70,000 pupils are expected to write the examination which take place in June. Some 49,274 pupils are from the 430 public schools while the remaining 20,726 are from 450 registered private schools in the state.

Albert Ograka, Asaba