No more tuition for female students in Kaduna secondary schools
The governor says the free education for female students in the state is meant to rid of the hindrances to girl-child education.
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The initiative according to the State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufail, is aimed at getting rid of the hindrances to girl-child education.
El-Rufai announced the new education policy on Twitter on Monday, September 24, 2018.
He wrote: the Kaduna State Government has declared free education for all female students in Public Secondary Schools in Kaduna state. This is aimed at getting rid of the hindrances to girl-child education. The free Basic Education Policy in the state for every child remains.
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However, Nigerians on Twitter have been reacting to the policy as many argued that free education shouldn't be gender-based.
Here are some of the Twitter reactions to the policy
There are other tweeter users who praised the governor for the initiative.
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