{"id":2500,"date":"2025-10-06T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verifiednews.ng\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:54:13","slug":"governor-radda-dedicates-nut-golden-award-to-katsina-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verifiednews.ng\/?p=2500","title":{"rendered":"Governor Radda Dedicates NUT Golden Award to Katsina Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Aisha Muhammad Mukhtar.<\/div>\n
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Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina state has dedicated his Golden Award of Excellence for Education and Teacher Friendliness to teachers across the state.<\/div>\n
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The award was conferred on the Governor by the National Leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) during the 2025 World Teachers\u2019 Day celebration held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Sunday October 5th 2025.<\/div>\n
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The honour, according to the NUT, recognizes Governor Radda\u2019s administration for its transformative reforms in the education sector and its strong commitment to teachers\u2019 welfare.<\/div>\n
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shortly after receiving the award, Governor Radda said his government had consistently allocated over 25 percent of the state budget to education in the past two years, a demonstration of his administration\u2019s priority for human capital development.<\/div>\n
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Governor Radda\u00a0 stressed that \u201cWe have conducted a major recruitment exercise that was never done in this country \u2014 employing over 7,000 teachers at once. We are also introducing rural incentives for teachers in hard-to-reach areas to encourage and motivate them,\u201d He stated.<\/div>\n
He stressed that developing education was synonymous with securing the future of the state and the nation.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u201cWithout teachers, there would be no nation and no Katsina State. We commend you, we encourage you, and we will continue to do everything possible to make your lives better,\u201d the Governor said.<\/div>\n
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In a press release by the Chief press secretary Kaula Muhammad, Governor Radda dedicated the award to all teachers in Katsina State and appreciated the NUT for its support and collaboration with his administration.<\/div>\n
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\u201cOn behalf of our government, our colleagues and all the students in Katsina State, we thank the union, we thank Nigerian teachers, and we wish you well,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n
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The 2025 World Teachers\u2019 Day, themed \u201cRecasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession,\u201d brought together education stakeholders nationwide to celebrate the contributions of teachers to national development.<\/div>\n
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In a welcome address, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, described collaborative teaching as a powerful global strategy for improving learning outcomes.<\/div>\n
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Also speaking, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, highlighted the ministry\u2019s initiatives to strengthen teacher collaboration through policies such as the National Teacher Development Policy (2022), the Digital Literacy and Skills Framework, and the promotion of Professional Learning Communities in schools.<\/div>\n
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The NUT President, Comrade Audu Titus Amba, commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for sustaining the President\u2019s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award and praised governors who continue to support teachers in their states.<\/div>\n
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Other award recipients at the ceremony included Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Aisha Muhammad Mukhtar. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina state has dedicated his Golden Award of Excellence for Education and Teacher Friendliness to teachers across the state. The award was conferred on the Governor by the National Leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) during the 2025 World Teachers\u2019 Day celebration held at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,77,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-news","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t