By Abdullahi Idris, Dutse The Jigawa State Executive Council approved the total sum of seven Hundred and twenty-five million, two hundred a...
By Abdullahi Idris, Dutse
The Jigawa State Executive Council approved the total sum of seven Hundred and twenty-five million, two hundred and eleven naira and fifty kobos (725,272,611.25) for the payment of Senior secondary certificate examinations registration fees to 41,358 final year students across various secondary schools in the state, the money was paid through the ministry of Higher Education, science and technology.
The development was disclosed to the pressmen in Dutse by Hon Sagir Musa Ahmad commissioner of the Ministry of Information, Youths, Sports and Culture shortly after the executive council meeting.
The Hon. Commissioner added that the SSCE students that will benefit from the gesture include 34,210 students for NECO,6,571 students for NBAIS,531 students for NABTEB and 46 candidates for BECE respectively.
Hon Ahmad added that the state executive council also approved the memo presented by the Ministry of Basic Education seeking the approval of six hundred and Ninety-seven million, eight hundred and Ninety, four thousand, seventy-nine naira, fifty-seven kobo (N697,892,479.57) for the payment of 2023 Ist and 2nd Quarters UBEC/SUBEB various intervention projects across the state.
According to the Information Commissioner, the expected deliverables from the proposed action include 156 new classrooms, renovations of 221 classrooms,40 blocks of 4 cubicle toilets,68 hand pumps, Boreholes and supply of 14,016 classroom furniture and perimeter fencing of the wall.
In another development, Hon Ahmad pointed out that the council has equally approved the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) disbursement of the sum of Eighty-four million, five hundred and ten thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira (N84,510,750.00) only for the direct facility financing to 281 accredited primary Healthcare facilities across 281 political wards in the state for the third quarter of this year, 2023.
He has concluded that the said amount for each health care facility would be three hundred thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira(N300,750.00) for the quarter.
The primary health centre Should utilise the funds for drug procurement and other related basic health services to all respective domains across the state in the best interests of promoting and sustainable public health.
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