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PLANE marks International Education Day with reading competition in Kano
Nasiru Yusuf
Kano state office of Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) has celebrated this year’s International Education Day (IED) with quiz competition for primary school pupils.
KANO FOCUS reports that the pupils were exposed to paragraph reading, mathematics and other relevant subjects at Bichi, Minjibir, Gabasawa and Warawa local government areas.
The competition featured students, who were given text books to read paragraphs in Hausa, as well as questions in mathematics and other relevant subjects.
In his remarks, outreach officer PLANE Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Kabir explained that, the International Education Day, was set aside to showcase and enlighten the public on the roles to play in prioritizing education.
He said, the reading competition paved way for students to showcase their reading and mathematics talents, as well as encourage them to be good ambassadors, and utilize their talents as leaders of tomorrow.
The outreach officer noted that, FCDO designed the PLANE programme as a follow up to UK Government’s commitment, to global goals on education to improve access, by bringing girls back to school and enhance quality through making them learn, to read in primary and secondary schools.
“Educating a child is mandatory irrespective of gender or disability,” he said.
In his remarks, Kano state chairman School Based Management Committee (SBMC), Alhaji Tijjani Haladu Baraya decried over nonchalant attitude of some parents towards their children’s education.
He described lack of commitment by students, due to negligence by parents, as major setbacks to education despite support by government and development partners.
“Some parents do not support their children with learning materials in addition to absenteeism,” Baraya lamented.
KANO FOCUS reports that, PLANE is a seven-year education programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to invest in more inclusive and effective education system in Nigeria.
The project is being implemented in Bichi, Minjibir, Gabasawa and Warawa local government areas of Kano State.
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim
The Kano State Governor, Yusuf Abba, has approved the formation of mobile courts to ensure prompt prosecution of phone snatchers in the state.
KANO FOCUS reports that a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, said that the mobile courts would work with the Special Joint Task Force to try people caught.
Yusuf said that major streets in the metropolis had been lit up after eight years of darkness as the lamps were switched off.
“The return of street lights is part of the efforts by the new administration to tackle robbery, phone snatching and other criminal activities, especially in metropolitan Kano.
“The ongoing exercise started penultimate Tuesday and will continue until every part of the state is saved from darkness that provides cover for criminals and political thugs,” he said.
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim
Kano state Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf has urged petroleum marketers to reverse the prices of petroleum goods to its old rate in order to lessen the current hardship experienced by the general public.
KANO FOCUS reports that the appeal is contained in a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the chief press secretary to the governor.
The governor said he is aware that the marketers still had old products in stock that were supposed to be sold at the previous pricing.
“To reduce the needless hardship on the state’s citizens, the marketers should exercise some restraint and quickly reopen all filling stations with available products in stock to sell at the former price.
“As a concerned Governor, I am disheartened to see our dear People of Kano suffering as a result of an unjustified fuel hike, and the situation must be stopped right away,” the governor said.
Kano, according to governor, is the commercial hub for the country’s northern region as well as certain countries in West Africa, and its bustling populace continues to enjoy favorable business conditions.
The Governor urged the good citizens of Kano state to maintain their composure and uphold the law because the government is always prepared to make sure that people are doing their affairs conveniently.
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced the appointment of Rahila Mukhtar as executive secretary of the Kano State Healthcare Contributory Management Agency (KCHMA).
KANO FOCUS reports that this is contained in a statement by his chief press secretary Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Thursday.
Yusuf also approved the appointment of Garba Bichi as managing director of the Kano State Water Board, Hassan Danbaffa as managing director of the Kano State Road Maintenance Agency (KARMA), Ibrahim Yakubu as managing director of the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) and Abdulkadir Abdussalam as the accountant-general.
KANO FOCUS reports that the government said a date for their swearing-in would be announced soon to enable them to assume the new responsibilities.
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