KANO State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, said a sum of N880,922,432 has been disbursed to the Community Promotion Council (CPC) in the 44 local governments of the state for the rehabilitation of primary schools.
He said his administration would continue to finance education being the bedrock for societal development, noting that this was why it allocates over 26 per cent of its yearly budget to education.
Ganduje made the remarks while presenting N20 million each to branches of Community Promotion Council across the 44 local governments for the renovation of some selected primary schools across the state, at the Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium, Kofar Mata.
A statement by his chief press secretary, Abba Anwar, said “We have the political will, we are doing our best in financing our education sector and also community participation is prioritised as well.
“Our budgetary allocation is over 26 per cent. We use five per cent of our internally generated revenue and five per cent of our local government statutory allocation, all to the basket of Education Trust Fund. We are committing these to have quality education.”
Meanwhile, the Queen of England has commended the commitment of Governor Ganduje in the area of education development.
Relaying the commendation on behalf of the Queen, the representative of the Department for International Development (DFID), Nafisa Ado, said “Kano is really doing well in protecting the rights of children with her free and compulsory primary and secondary education policy.
“On behalf of Her Majesty, the Queen of England, we are commending Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for investing rightly in education. We will consistently partner with the state government in this direction.”
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Lessons From Fani-Kayode’s ‘Stupid’
The Femi Fani-Kayode experience was needless and plainly avoidable. But something tells me it won’t be the last. There is the feeling today in power circles that because of the ascendancy of the Internet and its platforms of social engagements, the press as we knew it is now impotent and could be humiliated and called stupid without consequences. The truth of the media’s undying powers should be clear in what Femi just went through…
Buhari Approves Transfer Of NIMC To Communications Ministry
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. A statement signed by the Minister‘s Spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Monday in Abuja, said that the approval was based on Buhari’s consideration for the critical role of NIMC towards the realisation of the objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy and…
Businesses May Not Normalise Till August 2021—Report
BUSINESSES and brands, hoping to return to ‘winning ways’ soon, after the devastating effects of the COVID 19 pandemic, may need to wait a little bit longer, as a recently-released CEO Report, from Philips Consulting Limited PCL, has predicted that it would take another 12 months, August 2021, for the nation’s business environment to fully activate and operate optimally…
Zainab Ahmed’s Economic Policy Actions In The First Year
The policy execution drive of Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has within this one year into the second tenure of Buhari -led administration, just as it has over the years, consistently helped to take the economy through the frightening months of COVID-19, and also looked to set it on a path to steady growth. But for the impact of the pandemic, perhaps this period ought to be a good time…