Katsina State Government says it will receive World Bank’s additional N2.25 billion in support under the Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA) project.
Malam Aminu Badaru, the spokesperson, of Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Katsina.
According to him, the Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Alhaji Lawal Buhari-Daura, said this at a 3-Day capacity building workshop for Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) and Statistician Officers.
He said that the workshop was organized by the World Bank Supported project BESDA, in collaboration with the Katsina SUBEB held in Kano State.
“Sequel to the report of the independent Verification Agency Submitted to the BESDA National Coordinating support team, Katsina remains eligible for additional funds for the project.
“The Funds will be used to focus on an increase in access to Basic Education across the state.” Badaru quoted the SUBEB chairman as saying.
He, therefore, called on the participants to remain steadfast and attentive so as to accurately use the knowledge acquired in their respective areas.
According to Badaru, the Director of Planning Research and Statistics of SUBEB, Alhaji Lawal Kofar-Sauri, revealed that 73 EMIS and statistician officers were drowned from the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and SUBEB for the training.
He added that the director noted that the BESDA result area three had already provided laptops and tablets to the EMIS and statisticians for the conduct of accurate data collection and analysis.
The Director also hinted that the BESDA project had also provided tablets for digital attendance and annual school census across primary schools in the state.
