The National Leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers will tomorrow honour Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, with the prestigious Golden Award of Excellence for Education and Teacher Friendliness.
The award will be presented at the 2025 World Teachers’ Day Celebration in Eagle Square, Abuja, in recognition of the Governor’s historic reforms in repositioning education and prioritizing teachers’ welfare in Katsina State.
Recall, over the past two and a half years, Governor Radda has spearheaded transformative policies that have placed Katsina at the forefront of educational excellence in Nigeria.
His administration has recruited over 7,000 teachers, engaged 2,000 additional teachers for schools, and deployed 2,230 qualified teachers under the AGILE Project.
More than 18,000 teachers have undergone training in modern pedagogy, digital literacy, and classroom management, while the state has renovated over 200 classrooms, rehabilitated 150 schools, and commissioned three modern model schools.
The administration has also distributed over ₦1.2 billion worth of furniture, established ICT centres in 10 schools, deployed 20,000 tablets, and inaugurated 75 secondary schools under the World Bank’s AGILE initiative.
Governor Radda has also expanded the School Feeding Programme to reach over 200,000 pupils daily and provided scholarships for over 15,000 girls.
These reforms earned Katsina State recognition as the best-performing state under the BESDA-AF TESS Project, receiving the highest allocation of $12.18 million (₦18.7 billion) from the Federal Government.
With this recognition, Governor Radda’s administration has cemented Katsina’s position as a model for education development in Northern Nigeria.
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