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Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has recruited 4,315 former BESDA volunteer teachers into permanent and pensionable teaching service.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, on Friday in Kano.
The Governor presented appointment letters to the newly recruited teachers at the Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium, where he urged them to uphold dedication, integrity, and character-building in their pupils.
Yusuf explained that the development was built on his administration’s earlier approvals of 5,500 teachers in 2023, 5,632 in 2024, and 4,000 in May 2025.
He stated that all of them were absorbed into the state’s teaching workforce from the BESDA voluntary teaching scheme.
Yusuf said these recruitments underscored his government’s consistent commitment to rescuing and reforming Kano’s education sector.
To further strengthen the system, the governor announced the recruitment of an additional 2,616 teachers.
He also inaugurated a ₦200 million vehicle loan scheme, approved the distribution of 444 motorcycles and 300 computers to enhance school monitoring and evaluation.
The governor also directed the reopening of Shehu Minjibir Boarding Primary School with 180 pupils, the upgrading of another school in Ungogo Local Government Area into a boarding facility, and the engagement of 17,000 watchmen across schools in the state.
Yusuf stressed that his administration’s education reforms were already yielding results, citing Kano’s historic achievement as the best-performing state in the 2025 NECO examination.
Recall that the State said this week that it has conveyed 588 students to 13 northern states under its Students Exchange Programme for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The students were transported to Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Taraba, and Nasarawa states.
Others from Yobe, Kaduna, Sokoto, Borno, and Kwara states also arrived safely at their respective destinations.
Another 78 students are scheduled to depart for Niger and Benue states on September 30, 2025.
(NAN)
