38 Health Schools Recognised In Katsina — Official

Katsina State Ministry of Health has said of the astir 100 backstage wellness grooming institutions successful the state, lone 38 are recognised, with 9 of them afloat accredited to proceed world activities.

The disclosure was made by the imperishable secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Ahmad Tijani, during the 2026 Pre-Budget Defence Session held earlier the commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Malam Malik Anas, who chaired the session.

According to the imperishable secretary, the ministry carried retired a thorough screening workout to sanitise the wellness acquisition assemblage and place genuine institutions.

“Out of adjacent to 1 100 institutions operating successful the state, lone 38 were recovered to beryllium authentic, and aft rigorous screening, we passed 9 that met the required nationalist standards,” helium stated.

The imperishable caput explained that the ministry is making continuous efforts to assistance the remaining schools successful gathering the required standards.

A task unit committee acceptable up to reappraisal antecedently closed schools has concluded its enactment and submitted a report.

In the presentation, the imperishable caput revealed that lone 1 caller backstage wellness school, identified arsenic the School of Law School, has applied for accreditation and is expected to commence operations successful 2026.

“For caller schools, lone 1 has shown involvement and submitted an exertion for registration. Our ministry does not spell retired scouting for proprietors; we lone process applications from those who use formally,” she clarified.

Reacting to the presentation, Commissioner Malik Anas, who chaired the defence session, expressed interest astir the ministry’s projection that lone 1 caller instauration volition travel connected committee adjacent year.

He argued that the closure of galore schools has displaced hundreds of students, stressing that the authorities indispensable accommodate the expanding request for healthcare education.

“If each the 38 institutions had students earlier closure, that shows the urgent request of Katsina radical for health-related education. Why bounds approvals to lone 1 school? We should promote much institutions to use erstwhile they conscionable the standards,” the commissioner urged.

Responding to the commissioner’s observation, the imperishable caput clarified that the ministry’s determination was not to restrict but to run based connected disposable data.

“So far, lone 1 proprietor has formally applied for a caller school. Once others amusement interest, they volition beryllium considered,” she said.

She besides explained that students affected by the closure of substandard institutions person been absorbed into the School of Health Technology, ensuring that their world advancement is not interrupted.

The ministry besides outlined fees for some renewal and caller registrations. Existing institutions volition wage ₦150,000 for renewal, portion recently established schools volition wage ₦300,000 for archetypal registration. Renewal payments volition beryllium captured successful the 2026 fiscal budget, portion caller registrations are to beryllium processed this year.