According to the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mallam Ja’afaru Sani, the exercise marks the filling of the 25,000 vacancies announced after the sacking of the 22,000 unqualified teachers in the state in January.Sani, who spoke to reporters at Kaduna on Saturday, noted that in addition to the doctorate holders, 8,494 out of 25,000 new teachers were first-rate holders, while the remaining were holders of the national certificate in education. The Commissioner explained that the state had begun full implementation of free education for girls (women) in public high school public schools, which he said was in accordance with the instructions of Governor Nasir al-Rufai. He stated that approximately 191,445 female students in public schools would benefit from the gesture, which he says will cost the government N143,587m each term and N430,791m each year. Sani said the decision was made indispensable in order to remove all obstacles that stood in the way of the girl to get education in the state.
He said, “We hope by this gesture, parents will have no hesitation to send the girl child to school and significantly increase enrolment and retention of the girl child in school.”
The donors, included TY Danjuma Foundation, which supported 120 girls; Centre for Girl Education of ABU Zaria, 250 girls; and Girl Child Concern, 750 girls.
He commented that about N900m and N70.335m had been expended on girl child scholarships and female teacher support, respectively under the World Bank’s $21.5m grant for Global Partnership for Education project.
“Similarly, Mercy Corps Foundation in collaboration with the education ministry returned 100 married women, who dropped out, back to school,” Sani added.FOLLOW Instagram - kemikingblog Facebook - jaiyeorie Weddings - jaiyeorieweddings Advertise/ send gist to us - jaiyenews@gmail.com ... spill TEA Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie
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