UBEC delivers 4,000 classrooms, backs teacher recruitment in Kano
By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has delivered nearly 4,000 classrooms across Kano State as part of efforts to strengthen basic education and advance the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, disclosed this during a series of education engagements in Kano, where she joined the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, and Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, to inspect UBEC-supported projects and witness the presentation of appointment letters to newly recruited teachers.
Garba said the newly constructed classrooms were providing safer, more conducive learning environments and creating greater opportunities for children to enrol, remain in school and succeed.
She added that expanding access to quality education went beyond infrastructure, stressing that qualified and motivated teachers remained the foundation of meaningful learning outcomes.
She described the Kano State Government’s teacher recruitment exercise as one of the most significant education investments in the country, noting that more than 16,000 teachers had been recruited by the present administration, a development that helps to bridge the teacher gap in underserved communities.
“The directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is clear. No child should be left behind. Even where classrooms exist, without teachers, children cannot learn,” Garba said, adding that Kano’s investment placed it among governments addressing the global teacher shortage, which UNESCO estimates at more than 44 million.
She commended Governor Yusuf for prioritising education and applauded the leadership of Alausa and Ahmad for driving sector reforms.
Earlier, the chairman of the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Malam Yusuf Kabir, said the recruitment followed a transparent, merit-based process strengthened by the Kano State Teacher Policy, which introduced aptitude tests for prospective teachers.
He said newly recruited teachers would be posted to schools where they were most needed, with monitoring systems in place to ensure quality, and called on communities, development partners and traditional institutions to complement government’s investment in education.
Kabir also commended Governor Yusuf for sustained investment in education through teacher recruitment and school rehabilitation.
UBEC reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with state governments to expand access to quality basic education through infrastructure, teacher development and learner-centred interventions.