Minister: Some varsities lack infrastructure found in Borno schools

The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has said many universities and polytechnics approved for other states lack the quality of infrastructure now found in Borno’s primary schools. Alausa made the remark on Wednesday during the commissioning of two newly constructed mega schools by Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri. “As the Minister of Education and the chief education officer of the country, I was humbled yesterday. The quality of Borno’s primary, junior, and senior secondary schools blew me away. I have visited many institutions—universities and polytechnics approved in other states—and they do not have the kind of infrastructure I saw in a Borno primary school,” he said. He commended Governor Zulum for what he described as a transformative investment in educational infrastructure, calling the governor “a pacesetter.” Alausa, accompanied by senior federal and state officials, led the symbolic tape-cutting to commission the two mega schools, which comprise 48 and 60 classrooms respectively. He also commissioned the new Federal Government School in the Ngarannam area of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. The project was funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and executed by the Federal Ministry of Education through the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). In his remarks, Governor Zulum reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to education, describing it as the foundation for development and prosperity. “We must ensure that adequate accommodation is provided for teachers, and very soon, the Borno State Government will roll out incentives to motivate them,” he said. Zulum added that the state would introduce deliberate measures to strengthen technical and vocational education, including plans to increase teachers’ salaries. He noted that his administration has already fully implemented the minimum wage for primary and secondary school teachers in the state.

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