Bauchi renovates 250 schools and aids 24,917 students
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Illustrative image · Tosin Olowoleni · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe Bauchi State Government has renovated 250 schools and paid more than 800 million naira in examination fees for 24,917 students. The measures cover several national examinations and are part of a World Bank-backed programme, according to Nigerian Education Commissioner Abdulkadir Ibrahim.
The Bauchi State Government, in northern Nigeria, has renovated 250 schools and allocated more than 800 million naira to pay examination fees for 24,917 students, the local Ministry of Education has announced. The fees covered examinations organised by NECO, WAEC, JAMB, NABTEB and NBAIS.
The funding reduced the burden on parents and guardians, particularly at public schools, according to Commissioner for Education Abdulkadir Ibrahim. The renovations were carried out in all 20 local government areas of the state under the AGILE project, supported by the World Bank, to which Bauchi contributed more than 150 million naira in additional funding.
The project also enabled 12,133 adolescent girls to receive conditional cash transfers intended to encourage attendance and keep them in school. The government also plans to build 42 new secondary schools across the 20 local government areas, Abdulkadir Ibrahim said in a statement published on Monday by the Ministry of Education.
These measures come amid national debate on education funding in Nigeria, following the announcement on 24 October of Dangote’s 100 billion naira investment in education.
