Sokoto State has introduced plans to take a position N8.3 billion in renovating chosen fundamental and secondary colleges throughout the state, a transfer aimed toward bettering the educational surroundings for college students and lecturers.
The Commissioner for Primary and Secondary Training, Prof. Ahmed Ala, disclosed this throughout an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday.
He mentioned the renovation initiatives, which embrace a few of the state’s most outstanding secondary colleges, have already reached 90 per cent completion.
Prof. Ala emphasised the administration’s dedication to enhancing academic requirements.
“I’m assured that issues are transferring in the suitable course as a result of I’ve the zeal and dedication to alter the course of historical past, however crucial factor is the reassurance of the governor,” he mentioned.
The Commissioner highlighted the state’s Adolescent Women Initiative Studying and Empowerment (AGILE) programme, underneath which 240 secondary colleges are being upgraded.
“In every of those secondary colleges, there may be provision for laundry amenities, bathrooms, and different amenities. It is because we’ve come to understand that one of many issues women discover troublesome after they come to highschool is the right way to go and ease themselves. Even their mother and father detest the thought of permitting girls and boys to share the identical bathroom. So, underneath the AGILE programme, bathrooms are being constructed individually, and water supplied to every of those 240 secondary colleges is underneath development,” he mentioned.
The state authorities can also be prioritizing trainer capability constructing to make sure high quality schooling supply.
“We’re additionally radically endeavor trainer coaching as a result of we came upon that so many lecturers should not have the mandatory information, abilities and competence to show within the secondary colleges. Thus far, we’ve performed two units of coaching and have been capable of prepare 2,500 lecturers,” Prof. Ala mentioned.
To help scholar studying, Sokoto State is partnering with organizations like UNICEF and different foundations to enhance entry to studying supplies.
“We’re working with companions similar to UNICEF and another foundations. One of many foundations needs to ascertain 10 libraries in 10 colleges as a part of efforts to revive studying tradition amongst college students,” he added.
Sokoto State Authorities has invested closely in schooling over the previous two years, spending N4.7 billion to register college students for exterior examinations, together with WAEC, NECO, JAMB, and NABTEB, making certain all eligible college students can take part no matter {economic} standing.
The state additionally allocates N66 million yearly to offer secondary faculty principals with month-to-month imprests of N200,000 for instant faculty wants. Instructor salaries have been elevated from N20,000 to a minimum of N70,000, with salaries now paid promptly by the nineteenth or twentieth of every month.
To enhance schooling high quality and administration, the state is working to completely digitalise its fundamental and secondary schooling system throughout the subsequent two years. The Training Administration Info System (EMIS) ranks colleges primarily based on efficiency and gives detailed information on infrastructure, ICT, libraries, and different sources, whereas the Academics Administration Info System (TMIS) tracks trainer efficiency and administrative duties.
