Kano Engages on Learning Poverty Control Initiative, Sends Delegation to Kwara on Study Tour
Education
By Aminu Garko
The Kano State Government has embarked on a study tour to Kwara State to explore the Learning Poverty Control Initiative (KwaraLEARN), a NewGlobe-supported program that has shown promising results in improving education outcomes.
This is contained in a statement issued Director, Public Enlightenment
Ministry of Education, Kano.Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru in Kano on Wednesday
A high-powered delegation led by the State Commissioner of Education, Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda, visited Kwara State to gain first-hand knowledge of the operational framework of the KwaraLEARN initiative.
The visit follows engagements between officials of the Kano State Ministry of Education and NewGlobe during the World Education Summit in London in May 2025.
Dr. Makoda explained that the tour aims to launch a similar initiative in Kano State, tagged “kanONE,” and to explore the possibility of replicating the digital learning management tools used in Kwara State.
During the tour, the Kano delegation observed the practical application of NewGlobe-supported education reforms in Kwara State, including the use of e-tablets by teachers for lesson delivery and real-time student data collection.
The delegation also had a strategic dialogue with the Kwara State Commissioner for Basic Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olalekan Olohungbebe, where key features of KwaraLEARN were discussed.
The study tour was deemed successful in exposing the Kano State education leadership to a functional and innovative model in addressing learning poverty.
The delegation included the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Alhaji Bashir Baffa Muhammed, Executive Chairman, Kano SUBEB, Alhaji Yusuf Kabeer, and the Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics, Ministry of Education, Yusha’u Hamza.
