Kano to sustain merit–based school admissions, teachers’ deployment

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has pledged to deepen the state’s partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), insisting that all admissions and staffing for the newly completed Bilingual School in Kiru will be based strictly on merit to guarantee quality teaching and learning. Governor Yusuf made the pledge when the UBEC Executive […]

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has pledged to deepen the state’s partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), insisting that all admissions and staffing for the newly completed Bilingual School in Kiru will be based strictly on merit to guarantee quality teaching and learning.

Governor Yusuf made the pledge when the UBEC Executive Secretary, Hajiya Aisha Garba, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Kano, as part of her inspection tour of Bilingual School projects across the state.

He said his administration is committed to deploying qualified teachers, alongside essential non-teaching staff such as sanitation workers, labourers and security personnel, to ensure a conducive school environment.

According to him, the state government is taking deliberate steps to upgrade education at all levels, including sponsoring large numbers of students abroad for postgraduate studies in critical fields, while others are being supported within and outside Nigeria. He said the human capital investments are aimed at strengthening the pool of skilled professionals needed for the state’s long-term development.

Governor Yusuf praised the UBEC Executive Secretary for what he described as her “dedication to advancing basic education,” assuring her that the state government is fully prepared to sustain the operations of the Kiru Bilingual School for the benefit of Kano residents.

Earlier, UBEC Executive Secretary, Hajiya Aisha Garba, said her visit was aimed at securing the governor’s approval for the commissioning of the fully completed Bilingual School in Kiru, which she confirmed has reached 100 per cent completion.

She explained that the project was jointly financed by the Islamic Development Bank, the Federal Government and the Kano State Government as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen basic education infrastructure.

Hajiya Aisha appealed to the governor to approve the school’s opening before the end of December, adding that similar bilingual schools are currently under construction in Doguwa, Ungogo and Ganduje under the same funding partnership.

She commended Governor Yusuf for his commitment to improving the education sector and urged the state government to intensify supervision of ongoing school projects to guarantee quality delivery and timely completion.