The Niger State Government has stated that it will prioritize education and health in its 2025 budget, Edum News reports.
The state governor, Mohammed Bago, stated this while speaking during the symbolic distribution of kitchen utensils to boarding schools and classroom furniture at the Educational Resource Centres, Minna, on Wednesday.
He noted that 50 per cent of its 2025 budget will go to education and health, adding that N1.8 billion has been earmarked as a matching grant to the Universal Basic Education Commission.
Bago who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, noted that his administration is committed to the timely payment of counterpart funds to support educational projects in the State.
He stated, “About half of the 2025 budget will go to the Education and Health sectors. N1.8 billion has been earmarked as a matching grant to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
“My administration is committed to the timely payment of counterpart funds to support educational projects in the state. Through our partnership with the World Bank Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) programme, we intend to expand access to education for girl-child and renovate 534 schools across the state.
“Also, given the importance of technical and vocational education, the sum of N1.512 billion was earmarked for the complete renovation and equipping of technical schools in Suleja.
Written by Hope James
