In its determination to repositioning the state primary education,
Jigawa state Universal Basic Education Board has awarded contract worth
over $1bn for the construction and renovation of classrooms in various
primary and post primary schools across the state.
The executive chairman of the board, Alhaji Salisu Zakari revealed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP in his office yesterday.
He said, work has already commenced at 223 schools and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year.
Zakari noted that, the contract include construction of new class
rooms and staff offices at 67 schools and renovation of similar
structures at 156 schools.
He however revealed that another contract for the purchase of 5,000
units of pupils seats and 2,000 for teachers was also awarded at the
coast of N99m.
The chairman added that, the project was awarded after accessing the
2013 UBEC funds following the state government’s release of N600m
counterpart funding.
“The board had also embark on massive teachers training to enhance
their teaching capacity to meet with the governor Badaru-led government
policy in revitalizing and repositioning the state primary education.”
According to him, the board in collaboration with Teachers
Development Programme (TDP) Educational Sector support programme in
Nigeria(ESSPIN) trained over 2,000 teachers across 27 local government
for achieving the desired goals .
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