From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government has challenged principals across the state to embrace innovation and introduce new strategies capable of improving teaching and learning in schools.
The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor Ahmad Ladan Ala, gave the charge on Monday, November 9, 2026, during a knowledge-sharing visit to GGDSS Yar Akija, Sultan Attahiru Secondary School and GGDSS Yahaya Abdulkarim, Dorowa Road, Low Cost, Sokoto.
The visit featured the inspection of innovative practices introduced by the schools, including morning identification card systems to promote punctuality, as well as literacy and numeracy activities during morning assemblies and classroom lessons.
At GGDSS Yar Akija, the delegation observed a newly introduced identification card system requiring students to arrive between 7:00 a.m. and 7:45 a.m., with late arrivals identified accordingly.
At Sultan Attahiru Secondary School, the team inspected literacy and numeracy activities conducted during morning assembly, alongside the school’s identification card initiative.
The delegation also observed literacy and numeracy lessons for Junior and Senior Secondary School students at GGDSS Yahaya Abdulkarim.
The visiting principals and vice principals expressed admiration for the initiatives and held discussions with their counterparts on ways to replicate the innovations in their respective schools.
The Sokoto State President of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Bello Abubakar, who is also the Principal of Sultan Bello Secondary School, urged his colleagues to adopt the innovations or develop similar initiatives to improve school performance.
Professor Ala commended the visiting school administrators for their commitment and urged principals across the state to embrace meaningful innovations, strengthen teaching and learning, and work collectively to advance the education sector.
The Commissioner was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Sanusi Aliyu Binji; Executive Secretary of the Arabic Board, Ahmed Baba Altine; and Director of Examination Matters, Abubakar Abdullahi. Iya PRO, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE)