By Fatima Mukhtar
The Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has rolled out 20,000 digital tablets to strengthen teaching and learning as part of efforts to tackle learning poverty across the state.
Announcing the initiative in Katsina, SUBEB Executive Chairman, Dr. Kabir Gafiya, said the project reflects Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s commitment to modernizing education through technology.
According to him, the tablets come preloaded with curriculum-based materials designed to ease lesson delivery for teachers and make learning more engaging for pupils, particularly in underserved and conflict-affected areas.
“This intervention will lighten teachers’ workload while sparking pupils’ interest in learning. It is one of our strongest tools in fighting learning poverty,” Dr. Gafiya explained.
He revealed that 18,000 teachers will undergo training on how to effectively use the devices, with each teacher assigned a tablet. Pupils will also benefit through interactive lessons powered by the devices.
The program is being implemented in partnership with education technology company EIDU, whose platform tracks pupils’ progress in real time, enabling teachers to identify learners who need extra support.
SUBEB noted that the pilot phase, already underway in selected schools, has produced encouraging results, including improved pupil engagement, greater teacher motivation, and simplified supervision for school administrators.
Dr. Gafiya added that expanding the initiative to all local government areas would depend on funding and agreed benchmarks with EIDU.
Globally, the World Bank defines learning poverty as a child’s inability to read and understand a simple story by age 10. If fully scaled, Katsina’s digital learning project could significantly reduce this challenge in the state.
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