The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will invest N19.3 billion in Bilingual Education Projects in nine Northern Nigerian states, said the group's president Dr Ahmad Mohammed Ali.
He made this known to the Emir of Kano , Mohammed Sanusi in Jeddah yesterday. The beneficiary states would be Adamawa, Borno,Gombe, Kaduna,Kano,Kwara,Nasarawa and Niger states. “This project was successful in Niger and Chad Republics where the Madrasa and Quranic Schools were worked upon in such a way that it facilitated the enrollment of graduates of the schools in public schools.
The establishment of this programme would help Nigeria overcome some of its educational challenges like illiteracy and also enable those that learned in the Madrasa to be integrated into public schools,” Ali said.He, however, emphasized that the board of the bank has approved the investment but the final approval lies with the appropriate authorities in Nigeria.
Responding, Emir Sanusi who led a delegation to the Bank's headquarters said he would take the project as a personal responsibility and work towards getting the necessary approvals and ensuring its actualization in the interest of the country.
He also urged the IDB to consider investing in solar energy in Nigeria, saying the abundance of sun makes it a veritable source of power which is being used in many parts of the world.
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