Governor of Katsina invests in Islamic education with multimillion-naira study shades

The Katsina government says it has spent about N50 million to construct 20 Integrated Islamic School learning shades across the state.

The State Universal Basic Education Board boss, Kabir Magaji, disclosed this on Thursday.

Mr Magaji said that this was part of his 73 achievements since he assumed office in August 2023, adding that each of the shades was constructed at the cost of N2.5 million.

“Within the period, we were also able to procure and supply First Aid supplements/pills and drugs to IQSA centres at the cost of N14.7 million,” he said.

He said N15 million was also spent on the result framework, data collection, analysis and reporting. Similarly, N2.72 million was spent on the payments of monthly allowances to 136 reporting teams for the IQS spot checks exercise.

Mr Magaji further revealed that the government had also constructed staff quarters in some hard-to-reach areas for the teachers’ stability and promptness.

The executive chairman added, “For the provision of solar inverters to 40 Transforming Education System at State Level intervention primary schools at about N120 million. Also, we spent N75 million on the provision of solar inverter upgrades in 34 local government education areas (LGEAs) headquarters and in SUBEB.”

Mr Magaji said that N25 million was spent on the procurement of 34 laptop computers to LGEA monitoring and evaluation officers.

He added that N3.5 million was spent purchasing computers for the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the board’s management.

Mr Magaji further said N35 million was spent on repairing the equipment of the 35 grounded ICT centres in schools and LGEAs.

He disclosed that N50 million was spent on the procurement and supply of monitoring vehicles for efficient service delivery.

According to him, the State EMIS meeting on 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 ASC was conducted at N812,000, and N971.1 million was spent constructing 67 blocks of two classrooms.

Mr Magaji said the construction of three blocks of two classrooms, offices, and stores gulped over N50 million, while the rehabilitation of 68 blocks of two classrooms, offices, and stores gulped more than N770 million.

He said that 23 boreholes were provided in primary schools and junior secondary schools at the cost of N67.1 million. Mr Magaji said that the supply and delivery of 20 sets of assorted furniture gulped N25,052.608.

He further disclosed that about N33 million was disbursed for the supply and distribution of printed primary school leaving certificates and N3.150 for the procurement and distribution of admission registers.

According to him, the procurement and distribution of schemes of work was done at the cost of N75 million.

Magaji said, “We spent N30.2 million for the procurement and distribution of ECCDE textbooks, and we recruited 5,095 permanent and pensionable primary school teachers. Government has also approved the release of N4,030,000 to enable the board to settle the arrears of monthly allowances of 74 casual staff.”

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