abdulkayus: I can c some bigots here who are itchin and unhappy abt d progress of kano. If dat, kwankwaso has like 5 to 10 e members here on NL who will be talkin abt his progress, some ppl would have commit suicide since. Yes, in term of education, southerners may still have higher no than northerners, bt d north too are goin to school nw in great number. Just come to kano and c durin clossin hour of schools and c hw students will be troopin out. Right now, one of d most lucrative business nw in kano is to have a private school, nt just anyhw, bt a good private school. Yes, that is wat is movin right now for u to knw that dey have realy embrace education. Wat of uni like BUK, North west university and kano state uni of tech, na them full there. In d north now, Kano, kaduna, katsina, are some of d states that has realy embrace education. Though, some states like Yobe, Taraba, and Jigawa are still lackin behind. With d meagre money that kano is makin, kwankwaso has realy develop the state very well. Its just that d media dont talk abt most progress in d north xvept negative news. In terms of development, kano is farrrrrrrr better than many states in d south.
CIAO

Gboliwe:
lol @ meagre money that Kano is making.

Kwankwaso Presents N2I9bn 2014 Proposed Budget

Details from: http://leadership.ng/news/251213/kwankwaso-presents-n2i9bn-2014-proposed-budget

theoctopus: The core North has never had a problem with free education. They have never had a problem of poeple not being able to afford education. What the north has had is apathy for education. The people have very little interest in education. It is a cultural problem ably supported by the ruling elite. When I was in school, every Northerner from the core Northern states were sponsored by their state government and giving everything they needed. But you still wont find them in school. Declaring free education in Kano is meaningless. It means nothing

vicent eze: Na now you dey wake up aboki

theoctopus: The core North has never had a problem with free education. They have never had a problem of poeple not being able to afford education. What the north has had is apathy for education. The people have very little interest in education. It is a cultural problem ably supported by the ruling elite. When I was in school, every Northerner from the core Northern states were sponsored by their state government and giving everything they needed. But you still wont find them in school. Declaring free education in Kano is meaningless. It means nothing

fyneguy: The impact of APC. Yes! an under-performing PDP Governor could be performing under APC. This is the proof.

So let other clueless PDP governors move to APC and get fire baptism

Last time I checked, under the Universal Basic Education Scheme, Primary and Tertiary education in Nigeria has always been free.. So how did An APC governor declare something that is supposed to be free, free?!

And the ÜBE scheme is sponsored by the Federal government, not state governors..

And it is compulsory under Nigerian laws for every child to be educated.. Enforcement is where the problem lies.

Plus free tertiary education to me is not the answer.. But rather scholarships for academic brilliance and sports..

Me_Aboki: ^^^^ Ol boy, this one na double Dutch; if they are not implementing it then its not free or else parents wouldn't be paying fees to these institutions and collecting receipts to show for it.

SwTonia: not until he repairs those road in sabon gari

Okija_juju:


Point is that the Federal Government has a scheme in place called the ÜBE scheme.

The State governments receive funds from the scheme to implement in their states.

So if it is not being implemented, it's the state governments problem.

So if the FG has paid for the education of all children in basic school, how then is Kwankwaso declaring free education as if it is new or he paid for it?

homesteady:
I wonder why he has refused to repair the roads in sabon gari! And sabon gari is like the economy capital in Kano!
Maybe because non-indigenes are the most populated there

theoctopus: The core North has never had a problem with free education. They have never had a problem of poeple not being able to afford education. What the north has had is apathy for education. The people have very little interest in education. It is a cultural problem ably supported by the ruling elite. When I was in school, every Northerner from the core Northern states were sponsored by their state government and giving everything they needed. But you still wont find them in school. Declaring free education in Kano is meaningless. It means nothing

Me_Aboki:

Assuming you are right, wouldn't you agree that that the FG has a duty to ensure faithful implementation of its policies? What is its monitoring and evaluation department doing and for that matter EFCC doing?

I would also want to suggest, if at all true, that this issue is not only peculiarly to Kano State alone.

Last and most importantly, you would agree that most of the tertiary institutions are owned, financed and completely run by the the FG; so why are these universities charging tuition and other fees under FG's own watch - why then should Kwankwaso therefore be at fault for trying to sponsor his state indigenes through higher education which clearly is being denied to them by the FG?

The Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme is a nine (9) year basic educational programme, which was launched and executed by the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to eradicate illiteracy, ignorance and poverty as well as stimulate and accelerate national development, political consciousness and national integration. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo flagged off UBE on 30 th September 1999 in Sokoto , Sokoto State. The UBE Programme is Nigeria's strategy for the achievement of Education for All (EFA) and the education-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The implementation process of the programme has been on since 1999 , but progress was hampered by lack of an enabling law to execute certain aspects of the programme. What a big relief it was when the President signed the UBE Bill into law on 26 th May 2004 following its passage by the National Assembly . The UBE Act 2004 makes provision for basic education comprising of ECCE, Primary and Junior Secondary Education. The financing of basic education is the responsibility of States and Local Governments. However, the Federal Government has decided to intervene in the provision of basic education with 2% of its Consolidated Revenue Fund. For states to fully benefit from this Fund, criteria were established which states are to comply. The Act also provides for the establishment of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to co-ordinate the implementation of the programme at the states and local government through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) of each state and the Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) . The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) was formally established on 7 th October 2004 .


Vision Statement
At the end of nine years of continuous education, every child should acquire appropriate and relevant skills and values and be employable in order to contribute his or her quota to National Development


Mission Statement
To serve as a prime energiser of National Movement for the actualisation of the nation's Universal Basic Education (UBE) vision, working in concert with all stakeholders, thus mobilising the Nation's creative energies to ensure that Education For All becomes the Responsibility of all.


Scope of UBE
Programmes and initiatives for early childhood care and education, Six-year Primary Education, and three (3) years of Junior Secondary Education.


Objectives Of UBE
Ensure unfettered access to nine (9) years of formal basic education.

The provision of free, Universal Basic Education for every Nigerian child of school­ going age.

Reducing drastically the incidence of drop-out from the formal school system, through improved relevance, quality and efficiency

Ensuring the acquisition of appropriate levels of literacy, numeracy, manipulative, communicative and life skills as well as the ethical, moral and civic values needed for laying a solid foundation for life-long learning.

More from: http://ubeconline.com/

DISBURSEMENTS OF MATCHING GRANT TO STATES FROM 2005 - 2013 AS AT 6th December, 2013

The table shows that N187,536,455,236.03 has been disbursed to various states based on meeting the set eligibility criteria.

Anyone who is better in IT can copy and paste the pdf details here.

Source: http://ubeconline.com/Pre/Disbursememt%20as%20at%206th-December,2013.pdf

Me_Aboki:

Hhmmnn, Sabon Gari economic capital of Kano; same way as some interlopers are claiming the ownership of Lagos; as for the roads, he will repair them in due course, according to priority, starting with the areas that will vote for him and the interest of Kano State - not those who will insult him and his ppl.

fyneguy: The impact of APC. Yes! an under-performing PDP Governor could be performing under APC. This is the proof.

So let other clueless PDP governors move to APC and get fire baptism

silent don:

Hey, it's not just free but compulsory!

homesteady:
You made some good points! They don't just value education! Especially the poor ones and the uneducated rich ones!
That's why even those almajiri schools that they are building, I consider it as waste of money!

grandstar: If you want them to go, give them free food. It works wonders worldwide. It however needs to be qualitative education. that is where most fail. Perhaps they should introduce vouchers and charter schools like in some american cities.