Katsina Government Renovates Over 7,000 Schools

Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State says the government has renovated more than 7,000 primary and secondary schools in the state in partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

The Governor disclosed this on Thursday in Katsina while receiving former members of the state House of Assembly who were on a courtesy visit.

He explained that N30 billion was spent on the rehabilitation of the schools across the 34 Local Government Areas of the state.

In addition to the employment of about 5,000 teachers, the Governor also mentioned that all teachers who had not been promoted for nine years have now been promoted.

He said the government's efforts to improve education in the state has paid off as enrolment of primary school pupils had increased from one million to more than 2.2 million between 2015 and this year.

Katsina, one if the states in the Northern region is amongst those ravaged by banditry, thus naturally leading to drop in school attendance.

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