Katsina Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has declared that the state’s newly established model smart schools were deliberately designed to give children from rural and disadvantaged backgrounds a world-class education — completely free of charge.
 
He made the declaration when he led 17 European Union envoys on a visit to Dumurkul Model Secondary School in Daura, one of the three modern schools his administration has established across the state’s three geo-political zones.
 
The governor revealed that each school is equipped with 24-hour electricity, ICT-fitted classrooms, hostels, and internet access, with education and all essentials provided at no cost to students.

Receiving the delegation, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Suleiman Jibia, disclosed that the Dumurkul school was nearly completed, and would be commissioned within two weeks, with students already enrolled and teachers recruited.