KNSG Inaugurates 18-Member Committee To Tackle Out-Of- School Children Crisis

Press Statement
18th August, 2025

KNSG Inaugurates 18-Member Committee To Tackle Out-Of- School Children Crisis

Committed to tackling the menace of out-of school children, Kano State Government has inaugurated 18-member Kano State Out-of-School Children Education Initiative Committee.

Since inception of the administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, several interventions have been made by government, development partners and other civil society organizations to curtail the problem of out -of-school children in the state.

Inaugurating the new committee today Monday in his office, the State Commissioner of Education Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda disclosed that the initiative was designed to address challenges of reaching children and youth who were not enrolled in to school or dropped out of formal schooling system.

A statement by the Director Public Enlightenment of the Ministry Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru, quoted the Commissioner  revealing that the committee is mandated to ensure increasing access to education by children who had never been enrolled to school, re-enrollment of school dropouts, expanding educational opportunities and improving the quality of education.

The statement added that the committee is tasked to develop foundational skills, life skills, employment opportunities for every child, and address the real causes of out-of-school children by fighting poverty and reducing child labour.

" This committee is assigned to come up with clear process of tackling security concerns and encouragement of community engagement to achieve better education in the state" said the statement.

The committee to be headed by the Technical Adviser to the Governor on Education Reform Haladu Muhammad, has experienced members drawn from government agencies, traditional leaders, academia, development partners and civil society organizations.

Dr. Ali Makoda therefore urged the committee members to work diligently to achieve the desired results.

Responding, the Chairman of the committee  Haladu Muhammad  represented by the State lead PLANE FCDO Umar Lawan assured the Commissioner of their commitment to justify the confidence reposed in them.

Signed 
Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru
Director Public Enlightenment 
Ministry of Education Kano state.