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  • News - North East - Borno
  • Updated: November 25, 2021

Borno Government Provides 6,000 Free Bicycles To Students To Encourage Punctuality

Borno Government Provides 6,000 Free Bicycles To Students To

Borno State Government has provided 6,000 free bicycles for some day school students in rural areas, to encourage them to be punctual to school.

The State’s Commissioner for Education, Abba Wakil disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Government Technical Secondary School, Wuyi in the Bayo Local Government Area.

Wakil said the inaugurated school was given 300 bicycles for students from neighbouring villages attending the school. He also announced the provision of 231,000 textbooks for schools across the state.

The Commissioner disclosed that within two years of Governor Babagana Zulum administration, a total of 21 mega schools including four technical schools have been constructed across the state.

In his remarks, Zulum directed the provision of necessary equipment for laboratories and workshops for the technical school to meet standards. He also directed that enough and qualified teachers should be employed in the school.

In his welcome address, the Chairman of Bayo local government area, Alhaji Mohammad Biryel, lauded the citing of the technical school in the area, which has been left behind in the area of education in the state.

Biryel said that the development would not only address the issue of illiteracy but also help in giving the youths the necessary training to be self-reliant.

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