The Benue State government says it has discovered over 4,000 illegal and substandard schools operating across the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kula Tersoo, made this known while addressing journalists in Makurdi.
He said the schools were not fit for learning because they lacked qualified teachers.
Kula explained that the current administration, led by Governor Hyacinth Alia, had recruited 9,700 qualified teachers to improve primary schools in the state.
He also noted that the government had paid the external examination fees for about 19,000 students who sat for the West African Examination Council, National Examination Council, and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board in the 2023/2024 session.
Kula said, “Also, the government has identified 4,000 schools that are substandard and not good for learning and do not have qualified teaching personnel.”
He added that the administration had cleared 38 months of earned allowances owed to the staff of Moses Adasu University, formerly known as Benue State University.
“The present administration has stabilised the educational sector in the state with its various interventions, which is why our tertiary institutions have been having uninterrupted sessions since this administration came into office,” Kula said.
He further disclosed that the state government had secured a license to establish a university of technology at Ihugh in Vandeikiya Local Government Area.
