{"id":104741,"date":"2023-12-20T21:53:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education"},"modified":"2023-12-21T00:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:28:15","slug":"gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education","title":{"rendered":"Gov Kefas justifies allocation of lion\u2019s share of 2024 budget to education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has disclosed that the lion\u2019s share of the state\u2019s 2024 budget has been allocated to realising the administration\u2019s ambitious free education initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Wednesday, through Emmanuel Bello, his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Gov Kefas elucidated that robust education serves as a remedy for the myriad of challenges confronting the state.<\/p>\n<p>He articulated that enhanced learning opportunities would contribute to a reduction in inner-city crimes and the cultivation of a skilled workforce as crucial for the state\u2019s prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, expressing concern over the potential withdrawal of students from schools due to economic hardship, attributed the surge in youth-related crimes to idleness and inadequate education.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented the prevalence of out-of-school children and asserted that only through free and compulsory education could this societal issue be effectively addressed.<\/p>\n<p>He further emphasised the correlation between proper education and employability, asserting that a well-trained workforce is essential for economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling his recent declaration of free and compulsory education, his administration, he said, has actively engaged with stakeholders, including parents and school management, to implement the policy.<\/p>\n<p>The policy encompasses free primary and secondary education, accompanied by a 50 per cent reduction in tuition fees for tertiary institutions in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing concerns about funding such a capital-intensive policy, Kefas assured the public that innovative financing solutions, coupled with prudent resource management, would sustain the free education initiative.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the 2024 budget specifically allocates resources for teacher training, new classrooms, and advanced teaching aids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has disclosed that the lion\u2019s share of the state\u2019s 2024 budget has been allocated to realising the administration\u2019s ambitious free education initiative. Speaking on Wednesday, through Emmanuel Bello, his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Gov Kefas elucidated that robust education serves as a remedy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":104739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[12032,1570,2140,325,10632,254],"class_list":["post-104741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-2024-budget","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-education","tag-kefas","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gov Kefas justifies allocation of lion\u2019s share of 2024 budget to education - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has disclosed that the lion\u2019s share of the state\u2019s 2024 budget has been allocated to ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gov Kefas justifies allocation of lion\u2019s share of 2024 budget to education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has disclosed that the lion\u2019s share of the state\u2019s 2024 budget has been allocated to ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-20T20:53:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-20T23:28:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703098315.098122.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1078\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gov Kefas justifies allocation of lion\u2019s share of 2024 budget to education\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-20T20:53:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-20T23:28:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education\"},\"wordCount\":278,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703098315.098122.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2024 budget\",\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Nigeria\",\"Education\",\"Kefas\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-kefas-justifies-allocation-of-lions-share-of-2024-budget-to-education\",\"name\":\"Gov Kefas justifies allocation of lion\u2019s share of 2024 budget to education - 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