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 COVID19: Kano Private Schools lost over 1.6 Billion Naira

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Kano Kids in Private Schools

Abbas Yushau Yusuf

 

Due to the shutdown of all schools in Kano state beginning from March 23, 2020, The Joint Association of Private Schools in Kano says they have lost more than 1.6 billion Naira to the pandemic.

 

 

 

 

 

In a communiqué issued by Engineer, Bashir Adamu Aliyu said Kano State Ministry of Education released a press statement on Wednesday 28th October 2020 indicating the possibility of a cancellation of the 3rd Term of 2019/2020.

 

Since then, school proprietors have been contacting their respective associations trying to understand the situation and make sense of the directive.

 

He said This is what necessitated an update by the Joint Committee of Private and Voluntary Schools Associations in Kano State.

 

 

According to Engineer Bashir Adamu Aliyu   the fact that their members are equally faced with economic challenges resulting from the shutdown, the fact that most of our members use rented properties and many could not meet up with their rents, financial obligations and debt servicing during the lockdown.

 

The Joint Association Observed that they have over 3,000 schools in Kano State, and the  Associations provide employment to over 100,000 staff, give affordable, qualitative education to more than 600,000 students, and generate billions of Naira in revenue for the real estate, publishers, furniture and other affiliated businesses and industries.

 

 

The association also noted that a few dozen private schools were fumigated along with public schools in preparation for SSCE and NECO examinations, while some of the final year students were given facemasks to help them comply with COVID-19 protocols.

 

 

 

The association also lamented nonreceipt of financial assistance from the State Government despite  on Thurs October 22, 2020, they submitted a passionate appeal to Governor Ganduje through the  Commissioner, Kano State Ministry of Education,

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According to the Lagos State government has launched an N5,000,000,000 (Five Billion Naira) support fund to help reduce the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on low-cost private schools in the state, because the educational sector is one of those severely impacted by the pandemic, with schools and vocational learning-centers shut since March.”

 

 

 

They also cited example with  Kwara State Government setting aside the sum of N135,500,000 (One Hundred and Thirty-Five Million Naira) under the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) as an interest-free loan to 1,119 private school owners across the state, as salary support for their workers to prevent massive loss of job and poverty surge in the education sub-sector.

 

That even in those States where financial support was provided to the schools, none of them was requested to discount their schools’ fees.

We are willing to reduce 5 Percent Fees For Third Term-Kano Private Schools

 

They said, even though they appreciate the Federal Government efforts to assist the staff of private schools with some relief packages, it is yet to materialise, and is only applicable to 10 persons only per school and for only 3 months. 8.

 

 

 

“That all the Federal Government Colleges are currently conducting the 3rd term of the 2019/2020 Session, they are collecting their full school fees and rejecting any child whose parents cannot pay”

 

 

The Joint Association of Private Schools further calls on all members to remain calm, law-abiding and cooperate with all relevant authorities, to ensure the smooth running of schools and maintain the peaceful atmosphere in the State.

 

They also reassure their members that they are still discussing and contacting the authorities concerned to clarify the issues and arrive at an informed decision, as critical stakeholders in education, hence the question of threatening us to take a hasty stance does not even arise.

 

They also lament the loss of more than 1.65 Billion Naira to the pandemic for the 7-month abstinence of teaching and learning in Nigerian Schools.

 

Engineer Bashir noted that canceling 3rd Term and that of school fees discount are two entirely separate issues, each of which should be handled differently, as one affects the public and private schools while the other is exclusive to private schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Breaking:Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Is Dead

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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead.

A close source confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday morning that the former head of Nigerian judiciary passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

“Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad is dead. He passed away this morning at a Saudi Arabian Hospital,” the source said.

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Nigeria Tracker reports that Late President Muhammadu Buhari appointed late Justice Ibrahim Tanko into the exalted seat after the sacking of his predecessor Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen over the issue of code of conduct in January 2019.

In Late 2022 Justice Ibrahim Tanko suddenly exited the seat due to what many said intense pressure from cabals in Late President Muhammad Buhari’s presidency and was succeeded by retired Justice olukayode .

Late Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad hails from Bauchi state .

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The Aso Rock Gossip That Made Late President Buhari Lock His Wife Out

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

In a new biography, former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that late President Muhammadu Buhari began locking his bedroom door, preventing her from gaining access, after hearing rumors within Aso Rock that she intended to kill him.

This personal account is featured in the 600-page book, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, where Aisha Buhari details her experience managing her husband’s health challenges during his presidency.

She stated that the former president, trusting the gossip circulating within the presidential villa, altered some of his personal habits as a result.

The biography, which was authored by Charles Omole, director-general of the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, was launched at the presidential villa in Abuja.

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Many high-profile persons and political chieftains, including President Bola Tinubu, attended the launch.

In the book, Aisha said Buhari’s 2017 health crisis was not a mysterious ailment or the effect of poisoning, but began after a broken feeding routine and mismanaged nutritional habits.

The former first lady said she had long managed her husband’s meals and supplements at specific hours, adding that the regimen helped Buhari to maintain stability.

“According to Aisha Buhari, her husband’s 2017 health crisis did not originate as a mysterious ailment or a covert plot. It started, she says, with the loss of a routine; ‘my nutrition,’ she describes it, a pattern of meals and supplements she had long overseen in Kaduna before they moved into Aso Villa,” the book reads.

When they moved to the villa, she said she convened a meeting with close staff including Suhayb Rafindadi, the physician; Bashir Abubakar, the chief security officer; the housekeeper, and the DSS DG to explain the plan.

After some time, the plan was discontinued.

“When the Presidency’s machinery took over our private lives, I explained the plan: daily, at specific hours, cups and bowls with tailored vitamin powders and oil, a touch of protein here, a change to cereals there. Elderly bodies require gentle, consistent support,” Aisha was quoted as saying in the book.

“Then came the gossip and the fearmongering. They said I wanted to kill him.

“My husband believed them for a week or so,” she said, adding that the president began locking his room, changed small habits, and crucially, “meals were delayed or missed; the supplements were stopped”.

“For a year, he did not have lunch. They mismanaged his meals,” she added.

Aisha denied stories of plots to poison her husband, adding that Buhari’s health began deteriorating because of “loss of a routine, ‘my nutrition,’ was the genesis of the crisis”.

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Former Kano LG Chairmen Endorse Tinubu, Reaffirm Loyalty to Ganduje as Kano APC Leader

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‎Former local government chairmen in Kano State who served between 2014 and 2024 under the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and reaffirmed their loyalty to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ganduje, as the party’s leader in Kano State.

‎The former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Baffa Takai, made this position known during a closed-door meeting with Kano APC stakeholders in Abuja.

‎‎The former local government chairmen also expressed their solidarity with APC stakeholders under the leadership of Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, commending their efforts toward promoting unity and progress within the party.

‎They called on other party members to join hands with them in fostering peace, unity, and progress within the APC.

‎The group further reaffirmed its commitment to the party’s ideals and principles and pledged to continue working collectively to strengthen the party and ensure its victory in future elections.

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