By Farouk Musa Isa
Kano State government has been commended for the appropriation of 29.95 % to the education sector, amounting to over 95 billion in the 2024 budget appropriations which is above the UNESCO declaration of 26%.
The Special Adviser to the Kano State Governor on Higher Education, Prof Auwalu Halliru Arzai gave the commendation when he paid a familiarization visit to the School Of Technology on Monday as part of his efforts to tour the 12 Higher Institutions in the state.
A statement issued by Aminu Bello Sani, Information Officer, Office of the Adviser to the Governor on Higher Education, quoted Arzai saying that the incumbent government of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf gives education sector a top priority, adding that the government so far has recorded some remarkable achievements, such as sponsoring 1001 students to study abroad, reducing student registration fees at state higher institutions by 50%, provision of instructional materials and uniforms to pupils in primary schools, and the payments of 700 million registration fees for Kano state indigenes who are studying at Bayero University, Kano.
The Special adviser further said that the state governor directed his office to visit state-owned higher institutions to see their current state of affairs for the quickest intervention, adding that he was impressed with the kind of training offered by the School of Technology in the area of entrepreneurship skills development.
Earlier, Dr. Ahmad Muhammad Sani Director School of Technology said the school was established 47 years ago and it was a leading school in graduating self-employed youths for many decades.
The Director commended the efforts of the state government for rekindling the education sector to a greater height, he pleaded with the government to ensure adequate provision of consumables as the school is running practical-oriented courses.
He also solicited for the support of the government in the area of retraining technologists who operatted machines at the college to advance their knowledge regularly to meet the demands of technological advancement.
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