…Approves N300 Million soft loan for teachers
By Rabiu Sanusi
Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has revealed how the refusal of the immediate-past administration to pay N1.3 billion NECO, NBAIS fees grossly affected the education growth of thousands of Kano students.
Governor Abba Yusuf who made the revelation during the declaration of a state of emergency on education in Kano on Saturday state regretted that the immediate-past administration abandoned the good legacies left behind by former Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso to foster the educational development of Kano citizens, particularly youths designed to keep them at the same pace with their peers across the globe.
Governor Abba Yusuf said when came to office as he took over as the Governor of Kano state, he discovered with nostalgia that students who sat for the NBAIS Examination from 2021-2023 could not access their results because of the failure of the previous administration to pay the relevant agency what was due to them.
Governor Abba’s administration met a backlog of liability of examination fees to the tune of over N1.3 billion which have been paid and Kano State students registered for NECO and NBAIS.
“In the year 2024, the state government has approved the payment of NECO and NBAIS registration fees to the tune of over N2.9 billion for 121,597 students that have four Credits in their Qualifying Examination in public schools.
Governor Abb Kabir also noted that, as a committed investor in human capital development, the current administration has invested billions of Naira to sponsor 1st Class graduates to pursue higher degrees in foreign universities.
The first batch of 1,001 laureates are already in the second semester of their studies. Added to this, the government also paid for the registration of all Kano
State Student studying at Bayero University, Kano.
As a one-off compassionate intervention, the state government supported the Kano State Students studying at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Federal University Dutse,
Others are Usman Danfodio University Sokoto, Federal University Gusau, University of Maiduguri, Federal University Dutsinma, Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi, Federal College of Education, Kano, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State University, Gombe.
It would be recalled that during the tenure of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, some private Universities were selected across the country and they were sponsored for their first degree. Although these students graduated with good results,
“The immediate past administration refused to settle their tuition fees and left them for four years without being able to participate in the One-year mandatory youth service scheme.
“Our administration has settled all the tuition fees and they have collected their certificates. These universities include Bells University Otta, Crescent University, Abeokuta, ABTI University, Yola, Igbenidion University, Okada and Al-Qalam University, Katsina.
Furthermore, Governor Abba Kabir’s administration has reintroduced the revolving soft loan for primary school teachers.
The governor has approved the distribution of N300 million in soft loans to teachers, and some of the teachers have already received their cheques.