Jigawa Employs 270 Herders, Establishes 200 Nomadic Schools

Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar approved the recruitment of 270 herdsmen as additional teachers in the nomadic schools in the state.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the special adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Habibiu Nuhu Kila.

According to the statement “200 nomadic schools would soon be established in addition to about 400 across the state, also 270 herders would be recruits as teachers, 10 from each of the 27 local government areas of the state”.

Alhaji Habibu Nuhu Kila explained that the governor gave the approval in a meeting with Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore’ a socio-cultural Fulani organization at government house Dutse, adding that “the governor reaffirmed his commitment of improving and expanding qualitative nomadic education to the herders in all parts of the state.