A World Bank-assisted venture ‘Adolescent Ladies Initiative for Studying and Empowerment (AGILE),’ says it is going to rehabilitate 614 public secondary faculties at N1.8 billion in Kano State.

The Deputy Challenge Coordinator, Nasiru Abdullahi, made the disclosure when he led different workers on a courtesy go to to the Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado-Bayero, on Thursday in Bichi.

He stated that the funds had already been credited into the financial institution accounts of the Faculties-Primarily based Administration Committees (SBMCs) of the benefiting faculties.

Mr Abdullahi stateed that the SBMCs members had been skilled on the significance of prioritising their faculties’ wants for the attainment of the specified goal.

“The SBMC committee has group and non secular leaders, illustration from self-help organisation, and college students, amongst others.

“The Principal is the secretary of the committee who is aware of the issues of the college higher,” he stated.


Based on Abdullahi, every faculty acquired an sum of money based mostly on the character of venture it needed to undertake.

“Near N1.8 billion has been granted to the colleges, which is half of what the colleges will get, so as to guarantee efficient utilisation of the funds.

‘Any faculty that completed its venture will get the steadiness for the remaining venture.

“The cash is within the account of every of the benefiting faculties. A faculty will come to AGILE to get clearance, which it is going to take to financial institution and withdraw the cash,” he stated.

Mr Abdullahi additionally stated that different elements of the venture embrace faculties development the place various secondary faculties can be constructed within the state.

The deputy coordinator added that the venture is concentrating on about 38,000 ladies from poor households at preliminary stage for Conditional Money Switch and they’d be skilled on digital expertise.

Different elements, he stated, embrace consciousness marketing campaign and advocacy and life expertise.


He stated that the women can be skilled on expertise that will help them to turn into independent of their matrimonial houses.

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He, subsequently, solicited for the help of the standard ruler on the venture.

In his remarks, Mr Ado-Bayero pledged his help in addition to urged schooling stakeholders to accentuate efforts in bettering the capability of academics.

“We aren’t saying development shouldn’t be good, however the academics who will impart the data to the scholars have to be improved.

“Extra academics must also be recruited, and skilled usually to acquaint them with fashionable instructing methods,” he suggested.

The emir additionally urged folks to desist from withdrawing ladies from faculties for marriage, interesting that the women shouldn’t cease schooling at secondary faculties degree.

(NAN)