The Katsina State Government has spent over 208 million naira on the payment of WAEC examination fees for 21,589 candidates in 2019.
The Commissioner of Education, Professor Badamasi Lawal, made the disclosure in Katsina during a press briefing.
He said that 7,276 out of 21,589 candidates who sat for the examination, scored five credits and above including Mathematics and English Language, which represents 50 percent.
According to him, 14,481 candidates also scored five credits and above in other subjects, representing 66 percent.
Lawal attributed the successes to the commitments of the administration in enhancing infrastructure development in schools, teacher recruitment, and training as well as the provision of instructional materials, among others.
The commissioner further revealed that the performance of state candidates has been improving since the inception of the present administration in 2015.
