The Sokoto State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, in partnership with Plan International Nigeria, has organised the Annual Safe Schools Summit to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The event, held on Thursday at Dankani Guest Palace Hotel, gathered education and security stakeholders to discuss practical strategies for improving school safety
The wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Fatima Aliyu, has launched the disbursement of cash support to 41,821 female students under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. The initiative, unveiled on Thursday, is part of a Conditional Cash Transfer programme aimed at tackling economic barriers to girl-child education in the
The Sokoto State Government has suspended the collection of school fees in all public secondary schools, warning principals against defying the order. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof Ladan Ala, issued the directive after a committee was set up to review complaints about charges imposed on students. The suspension will remain until the committee
With graduate unemployment still a pressing concern across Nigeria, Sokoto State is intensifying efforts to make entrepreneurship a central part of higher education. At the Shehu Shagari College of Education on Thursday, academics, policymakers, and students gathered to debate how entrepreneurship can reduce joblessness and foster self-reliance. The 9th Annual Economics Lecture, organised by the
The Sokoto State government has suspended the principals of Government Secondary School, Lambar Tureta, and Junior Secondary School, Bissalam, after they were repeatedly found absent from duty. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor Ahmad Ladan Ala, stated that the decision followed a series of unscheduled inspections in which the officials failed to appear. Vice
The Sokoto State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has begun a statewide school supervision exercise to monitor the implementation of ongoing step-down training for teachers and administrators. The initiative, which was flagged off on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor A. L. Ala, aims to ensure that educational standards are
The Sokoto State Government is set to complete the long-abandoned multi-billion-naira Teaching Hospital in Kasarawa. The hospital project, which began during the time of former Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, had been left unfinished for years due to a lack of funds and administrative delays. Now, under the leadership of Governor Ahmed Aliyu, the project is
