Kaduna Sets For KADA EduPACT Summit 2025

Kaduna State government is set to host KADA EduPACT International Summit 2025, a high-level convergence of global and local stakeholders aimed at developing a strategic, homegrown education model for the state.

Addressing a press conference yesterday in Kaduna, the commissioner for Education, Prof. Abubakar Sani Sambo, said the summit, scheduled to take place from Wednesday, July 9 to Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Conference Centre, would be pivotal in transforming the education landscape of the state.

He said the summit with the theme, “Strategic Visioning for Educational Transformation: Developing a Kaduna State Education Model,”  would focus on four key pillars: Policy, Governance and Innovative Education Financing; Access and Retention; Credible Learning Outcomes from Quality Inputs; and Technology and Innovation.

Describing the summit as a pact between the government and the people,  Prof. Sambo emphasised its significance in shaping Kaduna’s education roadmap for the 21st century.

“This summit promises to be more than a conference, it is a forum for actionable ideas and partnerships that will lead to a functional Kaduna State Education Model,” he added.

He attributed the growing momentum for education reform in Kaduna to the visionary leadership of Governor Uba Sani.

According to Sambo,  Kaduna has become the first state in Nigeria to domesticate and implement the National Policy on Safety, Security, and Violence-Free Schools (NPSSVFS).

He also highlighted the Reaching Out-Of-School Children (ROOS) project, an initiative supported by development partners such as the Islamic Development Bank, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, GPE, UNICEF, and Save the Children International.

He added that the project is already operational across all 23 LGAs, with efforts geared toward building 102 new schools, renovating 170 existing ones, training teachers, and establishing a data-driven monitoring system to track enrolment and retention.

The commissioner noted that the summit is expected to host high-profile figures, including the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed  as keynote speaker, Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, minister of Education and many others.