The Katsina State Government says it has spent about N50 million to construct 20 Integrated Islamic School (IQS) learning shades across the state.
The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Kabir Magaji, disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina on Thursday.
Magaji said that this was part of his 73 achievements since he assumed office in August 2023, adding that each of the shades was constructed at the cost of N2.5 million.
“Within the period, we were also able to procure and supply First Aid supplements/pills and drugs to IQSA centres at the cost of N14.7 million,” he said.
According to him, N15 million was also spent for the result framework, data collection, analysis and reporting,
Similarly, N2.72m was spent for the payments of monthly allowances to 136 reporting teams for IQS Spot checks exercise.
Magaji further revealed that the government had also constructed staff quarters in some hard-to-reach areas for the teachers’ stability and promptness.
The executive chairman added, “For the provision of solar inverters to 40 Transforming Education System at State Level (TESS) intervention primary schools at about N120 million.
“And also, we spent N75 million for the provision of solar inverter upgrades in 34 Local Government Education Areas (LGEAs) headquarters, and that of SUBEB.”
Magaji said that N25 million was spent on the procurement of 34 laptop computers to LGEA Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) officers.
He added that N3.5 million was spent on the purchase of some computers for the state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, as well as the board’s management.
Mgaji further said that N35 million was expended on the repairs of grounded 35 ICT centres’ equipment in schools and LGEAs.
He disclosed that N50 million was spent on the procurement and supply of monitoring vehicles for efficient service delivery.
According to him, the conduct of the State EMIS meeting on 2022/2023, 2023/2024 ASC was done at the cost of N812,000, and N971.1 million was spent for the construction of 67 blocks of two classrooms.
Magaji said the construction of three blocks of two classrooms, office and stores gulped over N50 million while the rehabilitation of 68 number blocks of two classrooms, office and stores gulped more than N770 million
He said that 23 boreholes were provided in primary schools and junior secondary schools at the cost of N67.1 million.
Magaji said that the supply and delivery of 20 sets of assorted furniture gulped N25,052.608.
He further disclosed that about N33 million was disbursed for the supply and the distribution of printed primary school leaving certificates, and N3.150 for the procurement and distribution of admission registers.
According to him, the procurement and distribution of schemes of work was done at the cost of N75 million.
Magaji said, “We spent N30.2 million for the procurement and distribution of ECCDE textbooks and we recruited 5,095 permanent and pensionable primary school teachers.
“Government has also approved the release of N4,030,000 to enable the board settle the arrears of monthly allowances of 74 casual staff.”(NAN)
