Jigawa State Awards Over N1 Billion Contract For Renovation Of Schools

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.

According to the executive chairman of the board, Alhaji Salisu Zakari, work has already commenced at 223 schools and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year. He noted that, the contract include construction of new class rooms and staff offices at 67 schools and renovation of similar structures at 156 schools.

Zakari also disclosed 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.

He stated 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.”

He said 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 .