Katsina State government have received a donation of N160 million from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) that would boost girl-child education in the state.
According to the chairman of the Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Lawal Buhari, the intervention would put 8,000 girls back in school.
The SUBEB chairman said that each of the girls would receive N20,000 from the money for books, uniforms, writing materials and other essential requirements for their education.
He said that the beneficiaries were from very poor families, and were carefully selected from primary schools across the 34 local government areas of the state.
“We formed a committee that disbursed the money to the beneficiaries to ensure justice and fair play,” he said.
Buhari described the UNICEF intervention as a “genuine way of promoting girl-child education.”
He advised the beneficiaries to concentrate on their studies and not allow anything to distract them.
The chairman said that the board would reach out to more donors “to add value to the education of our children.” (NAN)