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1,000 adolescent girls trained and equipped

Graduates of skills centres in eight LGAs received starter packs in tailoring, knitting, leather work, cosmetology, catering and ICT.

1,000

Girls equipped

6

Vocational trades

In January 2026 Governor Radda presented starter packs to 1,000 adolescent girls who graduated from skills acquisition centres in Kaita, Funtua, Matazu, Charanchi, Dutsi, Baure, Kurfi and Mani LGAs.

The packs covered six trades: tailoring, knitting, leather work, cosmetology, catering and ICT. They included sewing and knitting machines, leather and beauty kits, gas cookers, cooking utensils and laptops. The governor also announced a partnership with Green House to provide internships for graduates.

Gallery

Sewing machines and boxed starter packs set out for skills graduates — Photo: Three Years in Office magazine, Katsina State Government

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda presents a certificate to a young woman graduate — Photo: Three Years in Office magazine, Katsina State Government

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda presents a certificate of completion to a girl graduate — Photo: Three Years in Office magazine, Katsina State Government

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda presents a starter pack to a woman beneficiary — Photo: Three Years in Office magazine, Katsina State Government

Laptops and printers laid out as starter packs for skills graduates — Photo: Three Years in Office magazine, Katsina State Government

Sources

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

1Governor Radda Empowers 1,000 Adolescent Girls with Starter PacksKatsina State Government· 19 Jan 2026

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