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Our Education Investment is Yielding Dividends -Kure From Jide Orintunsin in Minna Niger State Governor, Abdulkadir Kure, has said the huge investment on education since 1999 as evident in the meritorious performance at the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) and the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). The governor, elated about the leading position of the state at the just concluded NCEE, where the state came tops, told THISDAY that he has no regret on the huge expenditure on education. Citing the pruning of the number of secondary schools in 1999 and the subsequent introduction of tuition in post secondary schools in the state, widely criticised by the opposition, Kure said the policy is now being appreciated. Expressing satisfaction on the performance of indigenes in WAEC and NECO, the governor said as at 1999, only 456 students in secondary school had five credits and above to qualify for admission into tertiary institution. He said 1,794 students hit the benchmark in 2000, in 2001 the state had 2,175 students with five credits while 4, 389 students had five credits in 2002 with 4,389 students with five credits. On primary education, the governor said the recruitment of 9,000 primary school teachers over the years have also saw to the geometrical progression of pupils performance, which was evident in the result of the state at the 2004 National Common Entrance Examination. Kure said enrolment figure at the primary level has witnessed a regular increase. According to him, his administration inherited 85,000 pupils, while the number has increased to 125,000 due to construction of more classrooms. The tertiary sector also received a boost, as government approved the increase of bursary allowances to students of higher learning from N3,500 to between N20,000 and N50,000, depending on the course pursued. "With these brilliant performance, I am committed to put in more in the years ahead. Our cut off point at NCEE is above most of the educationally advantaged states, I am happy that we took the decision we took," he concluded. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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