The Kano State Governor, Yusuf, will flag off the distribution of school uniforms for Primary 1 pupils across the state on Monday, January 13th, 2025, as part of the administration’s commitment to addressing the problem of out-of-school children in the state.
The commissioner for information and internal affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, made this to newsmen on Sunday.
He stated that under the program, over 789,000 male and female pupils in 7,092 public schools across the 44 Local Government Areas would receive uniforms.
“The initiative is aimed at promoting school enrollment and ensuring that every child of school age is allowed to access quality education, thereby reducing the number of out-of-school children in the state,” he said.
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