JAMB: Kano govt to establish ICT centre in each 44 LGs
NEWS DIGEST – Kano State Government says it will establish Information and Communication Technology, ICT, Centre in each of the 44 local government areas of the state.
The state’s Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru, in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Aliyu Yusuf, said the centres would laos serve as Computer Based Test, CBT, centers for JAMB examinations in the state.
According to the statement, the commissioner made the disclosure when members of the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, Karaye Zone, paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Kano.
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According to him, the state government will provide additional furniture, facilities and execute infrastructure development projects in primary and secondary schools in the state.
He added that the ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Health would train 200 Principals on COVID-19 protocols to stem further spread of the pandemic.
“The Executive Secretary, Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSSSMB), has been directed to select 200 principals for the commencement of the training exercise.
“Zonal Directors and Principals should also give preference to volunteer teachers when an opportunity is granted for the replacement of dead or retired teachers,” Kiru said was quoted as saying in the statement.
The Commissioner reiterated government commitment to reinvigorate the education sector for sustainable development in the sector.
In a remark, the ANCOPSS Chairman, Danladi Garba, said the visit was to commend and expressed support for government’s policies on education.
NAN
