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<p>By Ibrahim Adam</p><div class="W40mu2uy" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>Two years ago, Kano’s schools stood like forgotten relics — classrooms without roofs, children without uniforms, and parents stripped of hope.</p>
<p>Fires razed seven schools, teachers abandoned their posts for lack of pay, and entire communities spoke of an education system trapped in chaos.</p>
<p>Today, a new story is being written. In a dramatic turnaround, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has not only declared an education emergency but is rolling out what may be the boldest recovery plan in Kano’s history.</p><div class="qQQ3bh9l" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>And nowhere was this more visible than at the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) event held in Kano.</p>
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<p>When Volunteers Became Teachers</p>
<p>For years, thousands of volunteer teachers carried chalk into classrooms without certainty, pay, or recognition.</p>
<p>Today, that changed. Governor Yusuf confirmed 4,315 of them as permanent, pensionable staff transforming volunteers into full-fledged civil servants overnight.</p>
<p>This is not the first batch. In fact, the Governor had earlier approved the absorption of 5,500 BESDA teachers in 2023, 5,632 in 2024, and 4,000 in May 2025.</p>
<p>With the latest addition, a remarkable 19,447 BESDA teachers have now been recruited into the state’s permanent and pensionable workforce — a scale never before seen in Kano’s history.</p>
<p>Alongside this, he ordered the recruitment of 2,616 more qualified teachers, an unprecedented mass intake designed to correct Kano’s chronic teacher-pupil imbalance.</p>
<p>For many in the hall, it was more than a government announcement; it was dignity restored and a promise fulfilled.</p>
<p>Billions for Bricks, Uniforms, and Renewal</p>
<p>But the governor’s war on education neglect does not end with teachers.</p>
<p>Just days earlier, the state unveiled a â¦4.3 billion intervention fund for schools — a package that reads like a manifesto of renewal:</p>
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<p>â¦429.9m to clear feeding debts and keep pupils in boarding schools nourished.</p>
<p>â¦705.8m to rebuild Government Secondary School, Kwankwaso.</p>
<p>â¦1.14bn to provide uniforms for every Primary 1 pupil in the 2025/2026 academic session — a great leveller for rich and poor.</p>
<p>â¦1.62bn to restore seven schools gutted by fire.</p>
<p>â¦84.1m, â¦254m, and â¦281.8m for renovations in Kawon Alhaji Sani, Giginyu, and Government Girls Secondary School, Badawa.</p>
<p>In addition, Governor Yusuf approved â¦3 billion for the reopening and upgrading of boarding schools across the state, a move aimed at restoring a tradition of discipline and quality learning.</p>
<p>Through the CRC initiative, thousands of classrooms and new buildings have also been renovated across all 44 Local Government Areas, ensuring safe, modern, and conducive spaces for learning.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Kano also settled over â¦3bn in NECO fees for all eligible SS3 students — lifting a huge financial weight off families and guaranteeing equal opportunity for thousands of children.</p>
<p>Results Already Showing</p>
<p>The results of these bold steps are beginning to show.</p>
<p>In the 2025 NECO examinations, Kano students emerged with the best results in Mathematics and English nationwide.</p>
<p>Observers and educationists link this historic achievement to the governor’s decisive interventions — proof that when classrooms are repaired, teachers rewarded, and pupils supported, learning thrives.</p>
<p>A Celebration of Hope</p>
<p>At the BESDA event, the air was thick with emotion. Teachers ululated, parents shed tears of joy, and civil servants hailed the moment as a turning point in Kano’s education journey.</p>
<p>For the first time in years, hope returned to the classrooms.</p>
<p>From Empty Coffers to Education Glory</p>
<p>When Governor Yusuf assumed office on May 29, 2023, he inherited an education sector in crisis and state coffers that were not only empty but overdrawn, with a debt of just â¦9,000 in one account.</p>
<p>Two years later, billions are flowing into schools, thousands of teachers are being recruited, and children who once studied under broken ceilings are now receiving a second chance at learning.</p>
<p>Leading a National Revival</p>
<p>Kano’s strides are now being hailed across Nigeria as a model of political will and people-centered governance.</p>
<p>By combining bold financial commitment, massive teacher recruitment, and direct student support, Governor Yusuf has placed education at the heart of his administration’s legacy.</p>
<p>For Kano, long counted among Nigeria’s most troubled in education, this is more than just reform.</p>
<p>It is a new dawn for learning — one that promises to inspire generations and position the state as a national leader in education revival.</p>
<p>Ibrahim Adam is a Special Adviser on Information to the Kano State Governor.</p>
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