Jan 17, 2025
The Borno State Ministry of Education today being 20th of August 2022, organized a one day meeting with Proprietors of Private Schools to discuss curbing the proliferation of Private Schools, modalities for accreditation of new Private Schools and Re-accreditation of existing ones.
The Honourable Commissioner of Education Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe in his presentation addressed the Proprietors on the modalities for accreditation, he further discussed existing guidelines and relevant sections of the state Education Laws as it relates to Private Schools. The Commissioner further stressed that a window of four Months has been given for every School to commence and complete accreditation.
In their welcome address Director of Schools Management Mustafa Bukar of Ministry of Education and Ali Bukar Dogo of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), emphasized that there is a unified approach to the issue of Private Schools. Director of Planning Research and Statistics in the Ministry of Education Engr. Ibrahim Baba also highlighted on the need to generate accurate data for the 2020/2021 Schools Census. While the representative of the State inland revenue service dwelled on the mode of payment and generation of E Certificate.
While responding the President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools(NAPPS) Borno State, Alh. Babagana Malarima commended the Ministry's foresight but called on Government to assist Private Schools.