• Lauds Gov for increasing education budget to 34%
Francis Sardauna in Katsina
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Katsina State Government to ensure that budgetary allocation for education tally with release and expenditure in order to tackle the myriad of challenges bedevilling the sector in the state.
The international agency for children said the state government under the stewardship of Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has increased budgetary allocation for the education sector from 28 to 34 per cent in the 2024 fiscal year.
“UNICEF urges that this allocation be matched by release and spending,” the UNICEF Chief of Kano Field Office, Mr. Rahama Farah, said during a one-day media dialogue in Katsina.
The media dialogue on Retention, Transition and Completion (RTC) and Re-entry Guidelines for Adolescent Girls in Katsina was organised by UNICEF in collaboration with the Katsina Ministry of Basic and Secondary…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
