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Governor Radda with EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi and education partners in 2023

Photo: Hamza Abdulsalam Ozavogu / European Union, 2023

Achievements
EducationProjectCompleted

170 new junior secondary schools

Junior secondary schools built in communities that previously had none, part of over ₦120 billion invested in education in three years.

170

New junior secondary schools

₦120bn+

Invested in education

₦36.88bn

AGILE Phase 2, 77 schools

578

Schools repaired or given WASH

At the third anniversary of the administration, Governor Radda reported that 170 junior secondary schools had been built in communities that had none. The construction was supported in part by the World Bank-assisted AGILE programme.

In February 2025 the count stood at 150 schools, 75 completed and 75 ongoing. The governor's May 2026 statement reports 170.

The state reports spending over ₦120 billion on education since May 2023, roughly a quarter of its annual budgets.

The anniversary magazine reports the World Bank-supported AGILE programme in detail: 75 new junior and senior secondary schools completed in Phase 1, and 77 under construction in Phase 2 at ₦36.88 billion. Another 578 schools are undergoing repairs, WASH upgrades and water supply, 45 have been identified for major rehabilitation (₦10.8 billion), and 170 schools received teaching and digital materials.

Sources

Figures are as reported in these sources. Most are the state government's own statements.

  1. 1Three Years in Office: Special Anniversary Magazine, Issue 1 (February 2026)Office of the SSA to the Governor on Media & Strategy
  2. 2We tackled insecurity, invested over N120bn in education, N19.89bn in energy – RaddaBusinessDay· 1 Jun 2026
  3. 33-Year of Building Your Future: Governor Radda Rolls Out Major MilestonesKatsina State Government· 28 May 2026
  4. 4As Radda Prepares for LG Poll in KatsinaThisDay· 11 Feb 2025

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