UBEC Expands Basic Education In Kano With 4,000 Classrooms, Teacher Recruitment
The Universal Basic Education Commission has said it is expanding access to basic education in Kano State through the construction of nearly 4,000 classrooms and support for the recruitment of more teachers.
The commission said the intervention is aimed at improving access to quality education by addressing infrastructure deficits and the shortage of qualified teachers.
UBEC Executive Secretary, Aisha Garba, disclosed this during a series of education engagements in Kano State, where she joined the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, and Governor Abba Yusuf to inspect UBEC-supported projects and witness the presentation of appointment letters to newly recruited teachers.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Garba said the commission had delivered nearly 4,000 classrooms across the state to provide safer and more conducive learning environments for pupils.
She stressed that quality education requires both adequate infrastructure and qualified teachers.
“The directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is clear. No child should be left behind. Every Nigerian child deserves access to quality education. Even where classrooms exist, without teachers, children cannot learn. That is why investments in teachers are investments in the future of our nation,” she said.
Garba described Kano’s teacher recruitment programme as one of the largest education investments in the country, noting that the state government had recruited more than 16,000 teachers, including the latest batch of newly employed personnel.
According to her, the exercise will help bridge the teacher gap, particularly in underserved communities, while improving learning outcomes.
“Every appointment letter presented today is a symbol of renewed hope for classrooms, communities and, most importantly, the thousands of children whose future depends on quality teaching,” she said.
She added that Nigeria continued to face teacher shortages, especially in rural communities, and called for sustained investment in the teaching workforce.
Garba commended Governor Abba Yusuf for prioritising education and said collaboration between the Federal Government, UBEC and state governments remained essential to achieving inclusive and quality basic education.
She also praised the leadership of the Minister of Education and the Minister of State for Education, saying ongoing reforms reflected a strong national commitment to improving learning outcomes.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board, Yusuf Kabir, said the recruitment followed a transparent and merit-based process designed to ensure that only qualified and competent teachers were employed.
“Recruitment alone will not deliver the desired impact unless teachers are effectively deployed, supervised, mentored and continuously evaluated,” Kabir said.
He assured that the newly recruited teachers would be deployed to schools where they are most needed and said monitoring mechanisms would be strengthened to improve teaching quality and pupils’ performance.
Kabir also urged development partners, traditional institutions, corporate organisations and local communities to support government efforts, noting that sustainable improvements in basic education require collective responsibility.
UBEC reaffirmed its commitment to working with state governments to expand access to quality basic education through investments in school infrastructure, teacher development and learner-centred interventions.
