Jigawa earmarks N3.5bn for Islamic education in 2026

The Jigawa State Government said it has earmarked N3.5 billion for the development of Tsangaya education in the state. Dr Abubakar Maje, the Executive Secretary of Jigawa State Tsangaya Education Board, said this after defending the boards’ budget for the 2026 fiscal year before the Jigawa State House of Assembly Committee on Basic Education. Maje […]

The Jigawa State Government said it has earmarked N3.5 billion for the development of Tsangaya education in the state.

Dr Abubakar Maje, the Executive Secretary of Jigawa State Tsangaya Education Board, said this after defending the boards’ budget for the 2026 fiscal year before the Jigawa State House of Assembly Committee on Basic Education.

Maje said the amount covered both capital and recurrent expenditures of the board in 2026.

He said that part of the money would be used for the completion of three mega tsangaya schools in Kafin Hausa, Ringim and Dutse Local Government Areas of the state.

A Tsangaya school is a traditional West African (especially Nigerian Hausa) Islamic educational system focused on Quranic memorisation, Arabic, and Islamic values, run by a teacher (Malam) with students using wooden slates (Allo)

The executive secretary said that skill acquisition centres, teacher accommodations, mosques, water and electricity would be provided in each of the three mega schools.

According to him, part of the money will also be used for work continuation at seven tsangaya schools the state inherited from the Federal Government.

He further stated that the money would also be used to finance the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Education (NBAIS) programme and the Accelerated Basic Education Program (ABEP) introduced by the federal government.

“It will also be used to procure more instructional materials, beds and mattresses,” he said. (NAN)