Kano State Ministry of Information and Internal Affairs says it is solidly in support of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) projects
This the outfit said was necessitated in view of how the fact that project has been renovating not only structure but also enhancing secondary school education for adolescents girls statewide.
Commissioner of the Ministry , Baba Halilu Dantiye stated this during an advocacy visit by the AGILE team to his office.
He emphasized the state government’s keen interest in their vision citing its significance in advancing education within the state enjoining them to remain steadfast in that respect no matter the circumstances.
He highlighted that Governor Abba Kabir’s administration has allocated N930,000,000 as project counter funding upon assuming office in view the project’s immense priority.
The Commissioner however urged thorough scrutiny of any documents to align with the state’s religious, normative and cultural values, in order to dispel any misconceptions regarding the project’s objectives.
Baba Halilu Dantiye reechoed that it was no longer news that present administration’s focus on education, compelled it to allocate 30 percent of the 2024 budget to the sector beside procuring and distributing teaching and learning materials worth N900,000,000 to schools.
Speaking,Deputy Project Coordinator Alhaji Salisu Idris says the project is a five-year World Bank-assisted initiative in collaboration with Federal and state governments which primary goal is to increase girls’ enrollment, retention and completion in secondary schools.
On her part,Hajiya Halima Sadiya Tukur, Component Lead for Social Norms and Communications , outlined the project’s three major components. including construction of 130 Junior and Senior Secondary Schools across 24 selected local government areas, lacking adequate educational facilities.
She further detailed various activities encompass by the project, comprising renovation of existing structures in secondary schools, provision of small grants to 1,228 schools ranging from $8,000 to $16,000 to each secondary school for minor repairs, construction of boreholes and toilets, likewise allocation of larger grants of $60,000 to 300 secondary schools for major renovations, among other initiatives.
