Governor bans student labour in schools

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has announced a ban on student labour in schools across the state.

Yusuf warned teachers against involving students in hard labour, both on and off school grounds.

This is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Sunday, February 16, 2025.

The governor emphasised that schools are for education and moral guidance, not for manual labour.

Yusuf had, during an unscheduled visit to the School for Arabic Studies in Kano, found students digging a toilet pipeline.

Visibly displeased, the governor questioned the headmaster about assigning such tasks to students.

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The headmaster explained that the work was assigned after school hours.

However, Yusuf ordered the practice to cease immediately.

Governor Yusuf assured the school management that his administration would renovate all dilapidated buildings, including the attached mosque.

He also instructed that any school projects must be submitted to the Kano State Ministry of Education or his office for execution.

Yusuf, however, inspected ongoing reconstruction projects at Kano Printing Press, damaged during the End-Bad-Governance protests.

He directed the contractor to adhere strictly to the contract, expressing concerns that some structures did not meet government standards.

The Star