{"id":49,"date":"2013-12-25T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=49"},"modified":"2013-12-25T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-25T13:48:00","slug":"kwankwaso-declares-free-education-in-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=49","title":{"rendered":"Kwankwaso Declares Free Education In Kano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qkTEM1dn-Ig\/UrriA8cIfBI\/AAAAAAAAAlA\/unBzlHf-Kbk\/s1600\/kwankwaso-251x300.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qkTEM1dn-Ig\/UrriA8cIfBI\/AAAAAAAAAlA\/unBzlHf-Kbk\/s640\/kwankwaso-251x300.jpg\" width=\"535\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In a bid to address educational backwardness of the state, Kano state  Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared free and compulsory  education at all levels in the state.<br \/> Kwankwaso who made the declaration during the presentation of 2014  appropriation bill to the House of Assembly revealed that the gesture  would commenced from 2014 academic year.<br \/> Kwankwaso stated that \u201cin our collective resolve to drive a knowledge  base economy, government has already concluded arrangement to adopt a  free education for all indigene at all levels: primary, secondary and  tertiary institutions in the state.\u201d<br \/> The Governor added that \u201cthis is in addition to sponsoring of Kano  indigenes to pursue their various degree programmes locally and  internationally\u201d, pointing out that the commencement of the free  education for all Kano state indigenes from primary, secondary and  tertiary institutions starting from the new academic session in 2014.\u201d<br \/> In order to ensure effective implementation of the new programme, the  Education sector got the largest share of the sectoral allocation with  over N20billion with Ministry of Education N15.22billion; while its  ministry for Higher Education counterpart got N5.61billion.<br \/> Other policy programmes in 2014 fiscal year under education include,  N6.5 billion for the continuation work at Schools for Islamic Studies in  each of the 44 LGAs.<br \/> Kwankwaso revealed that N2 billion has been set aside for the  continuation of 44 Technical Schools one in each LGAs; adding that N241  million has equally been earmarked for the procurement of 15 mobile  computing solar powered container box.<br \/> He said that N250 million was also earmarked for the establishment of  another boarding primary school in the state, adding that N1.3 billion  has been allocated for the Construction and furnishing of 268 additional  classrooms in the state.<br \/> The Governor further stated that Northwest University got N3billion  for the continuation of construction of Faculty building, senate  building and other infrastructure, adding under the 2014 approriation  bill N586 million was earmarked for the continuation work at former  Magwan Water Restaurant to First Lady College.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In a bid to address educational backwardness of the state, Kano state Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared free and compulsory education at all levels in the state. 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