The Kano State Government, has reiterated its commitment to the provision of quality education for all school children in the state. The government says it has begun the distribution of instructional materials worth over N1.5 billion to primary and junior secondary schools in the 44 Local Government Areas of the state.
This was disclosed by the state governor, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, at the inauguration of the distribution exercise on Tuesday, in Kano. He said the state government procured instructional materials in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and development organisations, and tasked the Local Education Authorities (LEAs), to ensure effective utilisation of the items to ensure delivery of quality services to achieve academic excellence.
He also urged the people, Parents Teachers Association (PTA), School Based Management Committees (SBMC), and other stakeholders to support government policies and programmes. He further revealed that, the state government will sponsored 50 pupils to study in Niger Republic.
The governor distributed letters of appointment to 60 integrated Quranic schools (Tsangaya), and 900 computers and 1,400 phones were also distributed to teachers.
