Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has offered letters of appointment to 4,315 former Better Service Delivery for All (BESDA) teachers, making them permanent and pensionable.
In his remarks during the launch and distribution of the offer letters, Governor Yusuf emphasised that education remains the cornerstone of his administration’s development agenda. He maintained that the ceremony is a testament to his unwavering belief in education as a fundamental tool for development.
“Let me say here that as you are inducted into this noble profession, I want to urge you to embrace our mission, teach with passion, serve with integrity, and dedicate yourselves selflessly to nurturing the minds and shaping our children’s character”, he stated.
The governor also announced the state’s plans to recruit 2,616 qualified teachers through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to achieve the prescribed teacher-to-pupil ratio across all 44 local government areas.
He explained that as part of comprehensive education reforms, his administration has invested N200 million in a Teacher Loan Scheme, promoted thousands of teachers, approved 17,000 watchmen for school security, and initiated plans to provide 440 motorcycles and 300 tablet computers to school support officers.
While highlighting his commitment to education excellence with the allocation of 31.4 per cent of the 2025 budget to education, Governor Yusuf noted that their efforts are yielding results, with the State’s historic emergence as Nigeria’s top-performing state in the 2025 NECO SSCE results, with 68,159 candidates achieving at least five credits, including English and Mathematics.
He further urged the newly appointed teachers to embrace their task with passion, integrity, and dedication to nurturing young minds and shaping character.
In her remarks, Universal Basic Education Commission’s (UBEC) zonal director, Mrs Sidikat Shomope, who represented the Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Aisha Garba, praised Kano’s initiative to absorb the 4,315 former BESDA teachers, calling it a “giant stride” that other states should emulate.
She emphasised that teacher quality determines student outcomes, noting that education fails without qualified teachers, even with excellent infrastructure and materials.
While recommending continuous teacher recruitment to replace retirees and ongoing capacity building programs, Dr Garba urged the state to deploy these teachers to rural and underserved communities to ensure equitable education access.
