Gombe Partners Global Body To Boost Learning For 11,000 Pupils

The Gombe State Government has partnered with global education technology organisation EIDU to improve learning outcomes in public primary schools, with more than 11,000 pupils already benefiting from the programme.

The initiative forms part of the education reform agenda of Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya aimed at strengthening the quality of basic education and addressing poor learning outcomes among primary school pupils in the state.

Commissioner for Education, Prof. Aishatu Umar Maigari, disclosed this during an interview on Trust TV, noting that the government recognised the need to go beyond increasing school enrolment to improving classroom practices. “It is one thing to take children to school, it is another thing to retain them, and it is another thing for them actually to learn,” she said.

According to her, the government’s goal is to ensure that pupils develop strong foundational skills in literacy and numeracy at the early stages of learning. Under the partnership with EIDU, a structured technology-enabled teaching model has been introduced to strengthen classroom instruction and enhance pupils’ learning.

The first phase of the programme has trained more than 300 teachers and currently supports 11,555 pupils across 16 schools in three local government areas of the state. The programme equips classrooms with digital learning tools and structured lesson guides to support teachers in delivering lessons while enabling pupils to participate in the learning process actively.

Maigari explained that the initiative also promotes individualised learning through digital devices equipped with educational software that helps pupils build literacy skills such as phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, reading fluency and comprehension.

She added that the programme enables education administrators to monitor classroom activities and track pupil progress through a digital dashboard that provides real-time data from participating schools. “With the digital dashboard, we can see what is happening in classrooms and identify where additional support is needed. It improves accountability and helps us strengthen the quality of education delivery,” she said.

The commissioner said the state government plans to expand the programme following its early impact, aiming to reach more than 40,000 pupils in the next phase as part of efforts to improve foundational learning across the state.