Katsina, Nigeria – Governor Dikko Umaru Radda just collect the prestigious Golden Award of Excellence for Education and Teacher Friendliness from Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). This na for the 2025 World Teachers’ Day celebration wey happen for Eagle Square, Abuja. This award no be joke oh, na serious recognition for wetin Radda administration don do to turn education for the state around.
As e dey receive the award, Radda yarn say him don commit more than 25% of the state budget for education in the last two years. E clear say him take education serious, more serious than that time wey your padi dey play video game instead of study (we know that feeling!).
<p“See, for this administration, we don recruit over 7,000 teachers in one go, something wey never happen before for this country. We even dey introduce rural incentives for our rural teachers. Na so we go make sure say dem get attention wey dem deserve for the development of the future,” he talk.
Radda also stress say, without teachers, no go fit get nation or Katsina. Na true talk be that, because who go teach the youths? Rich uncle wey dey fly private jet? I no think so, jare.
During the event wey gather plenty education stakeholders from all over Nigeria, Permanent Secretary, Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, talk say collaborative teaching don dey recognized globally as powerful way to improve learning outcomes. We dey see say teamwork fit make the dream work.
Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, still add her own as she commend the effort wey the ministry don make to strengthen teacher collaboration under initiatives like the National Teacher Development Policy and other digital literacy framework. If dem fit perform magic for digital age, them go fit do am for paper-pencil age, no doubt.
President of NUT, Audu Titus Amba, also salute President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wey dey sustain the President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award. He suru and thank state governors wey dey support teachers on top this World Teachers’ Day matter.
As dem celebrate, na so Radda dedicate the award to all teachers for Katsina State, show say him no dey forget dem as him talk say, “On behalf of our government, we thank the union, we thank Nigerian teachers, and we wish you well.”
To round am up, na only thank you we fit give to teachers wey dey work the work to uplift the nation. As the saying go, if you wan find the future, look no further than the classroom. With people like Governor Radda at the helm, Katsina State dey push education forward better head!
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