The Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme has begun the distribution of 170,976 textbooks to 694 public primary schools in six local government areas of Kaduna State.
The exercise, which was in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Education and State Basic Education Board (SUBEB), was to improve the quality of learning outcomes in primary schools.
Mr. Salim Sadiq, Technical Adviser, Teaching and Learning, PLANE Kaduna, explained during the exercise in Kaduna that the books comprised of literacy, mathematics, and teacher guide.
He explained that the books published in Hausa language, in line with the national policy on education, comprised 13,512 each of primary 1 literacy and mathematics books.
Others are 11,012 each of primary 2 mathematics and literacy books and 59,477 each of primary 3 literacy and mathematics books.
Also to be distributed are 1,487 each of primary 3 literacy and mathematics teacher guides.
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Sadiq added that the textbooks would be distributed to six implementing LGAs, namely Soba, Sabon Gari, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Jaba, and Sanga.
He said that a total of 694 cartons of the books would be distributed to the schools: 100 cartons in Jaba, 44 in Kaduna North, and 36 in Kaduna North LGAs.
“Also, 61 cartons will be distributed in Sabon Gari LGA, 190 in Sanga, and 263 cartons in Soba LGAs,” he said.
The Commissioner of Education, Prof. Muhmmed Bello, who flagged the exercise, thanked PLANE for supporting the state to deliver teaching and learning in Hausa language, the predominant speaking language in the state.
According to him, the measure will help to reduce learning poverty in the state, stressing that once a solid foundation is laid, learning will not be a difficult thing for our children.
PLANE is Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office-supported programme to deliver inclusive and effective education system in Nigeria.
The goal is to improve learning outcomes for students in pre-primary and primary schools.