Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has expressed concern over the low enrollment of students in Western education in some parts of the state, particularly in Gajiganna town, where only 90 students are enrolled out of a population of 50,000.
To address this issue, he has approved stipends N300,000 for the parents of 90 students with their fathers getting N250,000 each, while their mothers get N50,000 each.
According to the governor, the directive is to spike the enrollment in the northern part of the state, which had suffered devastation from over a decade of insurgency.
Governor Zulum who expressed the concern when he inaugurated a Higher Islamic College in Gajiganna, in the northern part of the state, ordered for the provision of free meals in the Higher Islamic College and schools with low enrollment.
The governor emphasised the need for deliberate measures to promote education in northern Borno, which has been devastated by over a decade of insurgency.
He also highlighted the state’s goal to provide Sangaya learners with essential knowledge and skills to thrive in today’s world, noting that the curriculum for these institutions blends Islamic scholarship with Science, Mathematics, Technology, and Foundational English.
