The Kaduna State Government has employed 13,606 additional
qualified public primary school teachers, including a PhD holder in the
state.
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 journalists in Kaduna on Saturday, noted that in
addition to the PhD holder, 8,494 of the 25,000 new teachers were
first-degree holders, while the remaining were National Certificate in
Education holders.
The commissioner explained that the state had commenced full
implementation of free education for girls (female) in the state public
secondary schools, which he said was in compliance with the directives
of Governor Nasir el-Rufai.
He stated that about 191,445 female students in public schools would
benefit from the gesture, which, according to him, will cost the
government N143.587m each term and N430.791m every year.
Sani said the decision became necessary with a view to removing all
obstacles standing on the way of the girl child to acquire 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 added 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.
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