Gov Yusuf approves promotion of 18,984 SUBEB workers in Kano

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has approved the implementation of promotions for 18,984 teaching and non-teaching staff under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

The approval covers promotions due in January and July 2026 and will affect eligible workers across the state’s 44 Local Government Education Authorities.

The government approved the release of N235,116,339.09 to facilitate the implementation of the promotions.

The funds were approved following a request by the Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Yusuf Kabir, for the payment and implementation of the promotions for the affected personnel.

The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director General, Media and Publicity at the Kano State Government House, Sunusi Tofa.

According to the statement, the beneficiaries are teaching and non-teaching staff whose promotion processes had been completed and who were found eligible for advancement.

The approval is expected to cover the outstanding promotion exercises for the affected workers across the state.

The statement said the implementation would include corresponding salary adjustments for the affected workers.

According to SUBEB, the timely implementation of promotions was important for staff motivation, career development, capacity building and improved service delivery in the basic education sector.

“We currently have about 60,000 teaching and non-teaching personnel serving across the 44 LGEAs, making it one of the largest public institutions in the state,” the statement said.

It said the Yusuf administration inherited outstanding promotion backlogs involving arrears of up to seven years, as well as another backlog spanning one and a half years.

“The governor had previously approved and implemented the outstanding promotions, which had improved staff morale and restored confidence among workers,” the statement said.

“We completed the necessary processes for the 2026 promotion cycles, including verification of staff eligibility and computation of salary adjustments,” SUBEB added.

The approval was subsequently ratified by the Kano State Executive Council, paving the way for the release of the funds for implementation.

The government said the latest intervention further demonstrated the administration’s commitment to the welfare and career development of public servants in the basic education sector.

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