Board wants more Arabic schools in Kaduna

The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies has appealed to Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufa’i to establish more Arabic and Islamic schools in the state. The appeal was made when the board, led by Professor Razaq D. Abubakare, the chairman, contact committee, paid a courtesy visit to the governor. Abubakare said that in […]

The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies has appealed to Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufa’i to establish more Arabic and Islamic schools in the state.
The appeal was made when the board, led by Professor Razaq D. Abubakare, the chairman, contact committee, paid a courtesy visit to the governor.
Abubakare said that in Kaduna, there was only one Arabic and Islamic studies school located in Zaria city, adding that the establishment of more Arabic schools across the state will take almajirai off the streets.
He said: “So far, states like Katsina and Kano are ahead of Kaduna in terms of building Arabic and Islamic schools. We believe that Kaduna State should be ahead because National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) started here in Kaduna and, as such, we should lead in that aspect.”
He called on the state government to encourage principals of public schools to register students for additional certificates with NBAIS, saying: “Our certificates are equal with NECO, WAEC and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). In fact, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has ordered tertiary institutions in the country to accept NBAIS certificates from our students so that they can further their education in Arabic and Islamic studies in any tertiary institution of their choices.”
He enjoined non-Muslims to study Arabic and Islamic knowledge, saying that they were not meant for Muslims alone.
He said that the board will soon organise a seminar for mathematics and English language in NBAIS schools across the country.
Responding, Dr. Shehu Usman Danfulani, the Commissioner for Education, who received the board members on behalf of the governor, said that the state government would partner with NBAIS to promote Arabic studies in public schools.