KEY POINTS

• TrackaNG says Government Day Secondary School in Diko remains dilapidated despite a reported N400 million renovation payment.
• Students reportedly still learn on bare floors in unsafe classrooms with damaged roofs and no security fencing.
• The group has called on the EFCC and ICPC to investigate the alleged disappearance of education funds.

A civic technology organisation, TrackaNG, has raised alarm over the condition of Government Day Secondary School, Diko, in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, despite the reported release of N400 million for its renovation.

According to the group, the school remains in a terrible state, with students still learning on bare floors inside damaged classrooms with leaking and collapsing roofs.

TrackaNG disclosed this in a report released on May 28, 2026, accusing authorities of failing to utilise funds allocated for the rehabilitation of the school.

Tracka Questions Use Of N400 Million

The organisation revealed that the school received a budget allocation of N457.6 million in the 2025 Niger State budget for renovation works.

However, TrackaNG said the state’s fourth-quarter budget implementation report claimed that N400 million — about 87.4 per cent of the total allocation — had already been disbursed, despite no visible renovation work at the school.

The group stated that there was no evidence of contractors on site, ongoing construction, or any rehabilitation project.

TrackaNG recalled visiting the school in 2020 and finding it in a completely dilapidated condition. It added that another recent visit showed that the situation had not improved.

According to the report, classrooms still lack doors and windows, ceilings are damaged, and many students continue to sit on the floor during lessons.

TrackaNG noted that Government Day Secondary School, Diko, is the only government secondary school serving about 14 communities in the area.

The organisation also expressed concern over the absence of perimeter fencing around the school, warning that students and teachers are exposed to security risks amid rising insecurity across the country.

It further stated that the junior secondary section of the school, which was relocated over three kilometres away, was also found in poor condition during inspection visits.