This was revealed in a tweet by civic technology platform MonITNG, which called for urgent intervention.
Thousands of pupils in Kano State are struggling to learn in dire conditions as Primary School Zuba in Taka Local Government Area (LGA) remains in a state of severe neglect despite the ₦95.3 billion allocated to education in 2024.
This was revealed in a tweet by civic technology platform MonITNG, which called for urgent intervention.
The tweet read: "This is the dilapidated state of Primary School Zuba in Taka LGA, Kano State, where over 4,321 pupils struggle to learn in deplorable conditions. Despite ₦95.3B allocated to education in 2024, urgent action is needed to ensure proper utilization. We urge you to intervene! #FixOurSchools."
ATTENTION!!!
Dear Gov @Kyusufabba,
This is the DILAPIDATED state of Primary School Zuba in Taka LGA, Kano State, where over 4,321 pupils struggle to learn in deplorable conditions.
Despite ₦95.3B allocated to education in 2024, urgent action is needed to ensure proper… pic.twitter.com/5bGXsVii5l
— MonITNG (@monitng) February 12, 2025
The state of the school further highlights the growing education crisis in Kano, a state that has one of the highest numbers of out-of-school children in Nigeria.
According to UNICEF, over 900,000 children in Kano are out of school, contributing to Nigeria’s staggering 20 million out-of-school children, the highest in the world.
Additionally, Kano’s literacy rate remains a major concern. A recent survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that less than 50% of children in the state complete primary education, with many dropping out due to poor infrastructure, economic hardship, and lack of access to quality learning environments.
Recently, SaharaReproters exposed a similar situation in a government-owned school cluster in an Abuja community where pupils from Primary 2 to 6 are crammed into a single classroom, highlighting the dire need for improved educational infrastructure.
"I am not in school because I went to the farm. It's not that I prefer farming to school, but I stopped going to school because our school buildings are dilapidated," 10-year-old Shaibu told SaharaReporters during a visit to Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School in Pagada 1 community in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
SaharaReporters noticed that many of the pupils in the community also shun school. Some were seen going to farms, while others were seen playing around the village, where over 10,000 people reside.
Mr. Usman, Parent-Teacher Association chairman of the school, told SaharaReporters that the association has complained to the FCT authorities several times but nothing came out of it.
He appealed to the authorities of the FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) to come to the aid of the school.
“Many parents have stopped their children from going to the school because the buildings are in a bad shape. The children are now going to the farm instead, which is not really good for the future of the country. I’m appealing to the authorities of the FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) to come to the aid of the school,” the PTA chairman stated.