Katsina Innovative Thinkers Initiatives KITI

08/09/2026

All Principals, Public, Community, and Unity schools.
KATSINA INNOVATIVE THINKERS INITIATIVE (KITI)
_In Collaboration with_
*MINISTRY OF BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, KATSINA STATE*

6th ANNUAL ABDUL MOHAMMED RAFINDADI (SAN) QUIZ, ESSAY and DEBATE COMPETITION (AMR-SAN 2026)

*1. OBJECTIVE*
To promote academic excellence, critical thinking, reading culture, and public speaking skills among Senior Secondary School students in Katsina State.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills among students.
- Encourage reading culture and academic excellence.
- Promote confidence, leadership and public speaking.
- Recognize and reward outstanding students across Katsina State.

*2. ELIGIBILITY*
i. Participants must be indigenes of Katsina State and the event is ONLY for two (2) students from SS I to SS III.
ii. Open to all Public, Community and Unity Schools in Katsina State.

*3. BOOK*
*Title: The Lekki Headmaster*

*4. STRUCTURE*
*COMPETITION STAGES:*
Round 1, Round 2, Semi-Final Debate, and Final Debate.

*ROUND 1 & 2 VENUE:*
Contact the ZEQA office for specific location details.

*TABULAR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS*
S/N ACTIVITY DATE TIME DURATION PRIZES
**1** **ROUND 1**
Fill in the Blank & Reading Test
Book: The Lekki Headmaster SATURDAY,
10TH OCTOBER,
2026 9:00 am prompt 1 hour **N30,000 each** for the first 3 winners in each educational zone
**2** **SNACKS BREAK** SATURDAY,
10TH OCTOBER,
2026 10:00 am 30 minutes —
**3** **ROUND 2**
**ESSAY WRITING**
1st and 2nd position winners from each ZEQA SATURDAY,
10TH OCTOBER,
2026 10:30 am prompt 40 minutes **N50,000 each** for the first 6 winners across the state
**4** **SEMI-FINAL DEBATE**
**Topic:** "Climate Change and Economic Growth: Should Nigeria Prioritize Agriculture Over Industrialization?" SATURDAY,
14TH NOVEMBER,
2026 10:00 am prompt 1 hour 30 minutes **1st Position: N100,000 – 12 students from each ZEQA**
**2nd Position: N75,000 each**
**5** **FINAL DEBATE**
**Topic:** "The UN Security Council Veto Power Should Be Abolished" THURSDAY,
10TH DECEMBER,
2026 9:00 am prompt 1 hour **1st Position – N250,000**
**2nd Position – N200,000**
**3rd Position – N150,000**
Certificates & Awards to all finalists

*CONTACTS*
For inquiries and registration:
📞 *070 3012 9566* |📞 *080 69588163*
📧 *Email: [email protected]

07/09/2026

TO OUR ESTEEMED ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

KATSINA INNOVATIVE THINKERS INITIATIVE (KITI)
_In Collaboration with_
*MINISTRY OF BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, KATSINA STATE*

6th ANNUAL ABDUL MOHAMMED RAFINDADI (SAN) QUIZ, ESSAY and DEBATE COMPETITION (AMR-SAN 2026)

*1. OBJECTIVE*
To promote academic excellence, critical thinking, reading culture, and public speaking skills among Senior Secondary School students in Katsina State.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills among students.
- Encourage reading culture and academic excellence.
- Promote confidence, leadership and public speaking.
- Recognize and reward outstanding students across Katsina State.

*2. ELIGIBILITY*
i. Participants must be indigenes of Katsina State and the event is ONLY for two (2) students from SS I to SS III.
ii. Open to all Public, Community and Unity Schools in Katsina State.

*3. BOOK*
*Title: The Lekki Headmaster*

*4. STRUCTURE*
*COMPETITION STAGES:*
Round 1, Round 2, Semi-Final Debate, and Final Debate.

*ROUND 1 & 2 VENUE:*
Contact the ZEQA office for specific location details.

*TABULAR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS*
S/N ACTIVITY DATE TIME DURATION PRIZES
**1** **ROUND 1**
Fill in the Blank & Reading Test
Book: The Lekki Headmaster SATURDAY,
10TH OCTOBER,
2026 9:00 am prompt 1 hour **N30,000 each** for the first 3 winners in each educational zone
**2** **SNACKS BREAK** SATURDAY,
10TH OCTOBER,
2026 10:00 am 30 minutes —
**3** **ROUND 2**
**ESSAY WRITING**
1st and 2nd position winners from each ZEQA SATURDAY,
10TH OCTOBER,
2026 10:30 am prompt 40 minutes **N50,000 each** for the first 6 winners across the state
**4** **SEMI-FINAL DEBATE**
**Topic:** "Climate Change and Economic Growth: Should Nigeria Prioritize Agriculture Over Industrialization?" SATURDAY,
14TH NOVEMBER,
2026 10:00 am prompt 1 hour 30 minutes **1st Position: N100,000 – 12 students from each ZEQA**
**2nd Position: N75,000 each**
**5** **FINAL DEBATE**
**Topic:** "The UN Security Council Veto Power Should Be Abolished" THURSDAY,
10TH DECEMBER,
2026 9:00 am prompt 1 hour **1st Position – N250,000**
**2nd Position – N200,000**
**3rd Position – N150,000**
Certificates & Awards to all finalists

*CONTACTS*
For inquiries and registration:
📞 *070 3012 9566* |📞 *080 69588163*
📧 *Email: [email protected]

Sani Danjuma Suleiman
Public Relations Officer
Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Katsina state.

07/09/2026

29/11/2025

Katsina Innovative Thinkers Initiative Concludes 2025 Annual Quiz, Debate Competition In Katsina.

The Katsina Innovative Thinkers Initiative (KITI) in collaboration with Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MBASE) has hosted FIFTH "ABDUL MOHAMMED RAFINDADI (SAN) Quiz, Debate and Essay Writing Competition among public, Community and Unity Secondary Schools in Katsina State.

The Abdul Rafindadi Mohammed Rafindadi (SAN), Quiz, Debate and Essay Writing Competition is an annual event organized by the Katsina innovative thinkers Innitiative (KITI) under the leadership of Comrade Yazid Ahmad who founded the organisation, the KITI.

Yazid Ahmad has for five years now, with support from an accomplished Katsina born Lawyer, Abdul Muhammad Rafindadi (SAN) initiated the programme among students of Secondary Schools across Katsina State.

The final round of this years " Competition with the Topic '' The Future of Crypto Currency: Should Goverment Regulate or Restrict It '' was held at the Assembly hall of Katsina College Katsina (KCK), saw Zainab Bala from Abba Jaye Memorial Secondary school in Dutsinma Zone as overall winner of the competition.

Katsina Flash News has learnt that the final round of the competition was participated by 10 schools drawn from the quality assurance offices of the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education who competed for the top positions.

The schools included Abba Jaye, Memorial Secondary School, Dutsinma, GGSS, Kankia, Katsina College Katsina (KCK) and CGSS, Mai'adua.

The competing schools also included LCSS Bindawa, CDSS, Yankara, CDSS, Safana and FGCC, Bakori while the rest included UBKCSS, Zango and GDSS, Dandagoro.

After an intense contest, Zainab Bala from Abba Jaye Memorial Secondary School of the Dutsinma zone clinhed the first position

The second position goes to Khadija Almustapha from GPSS Kankia in Kankia zone while Fadimatu Kabir from KCK in Katsina zone went home with the third trophy

The fourth winner Khadija Salisu Daura came from CGSS Mai'adua in Daura zone and Aishatu Salisu from Mani zone emerged fifth winner of the competition.

While the following students from their respective schools and zones clinhed sixth to tenth trophies of the contest, and they are:

6. Hauwa'u Bashir Faskari , CDSS Yankara. 6th position, from Faskari zone

7. A'ishatu Sulaiman Hassan, CDSS SAFANA. 7th position, from Safana Zone

8. Salima S. Dauda, FGGC Bakori. 8th position, from Funtua Zone

9. Al'amin Jamilu Baure, UBKCSS Zango. 9th position, from Baure Zone

10. Bishir Abdullahi Rimi, GDSS Dandagoro. 10th position, from Rimi zone.

During the closing ceremony of the competition, the convener, Abdul Mohammad Rafindadi (SAN) stated that, "The competitition serves as a motivating flat form for children to actively aspire to became a chosen professionals with particular emphasis on Law profession.

"Owing to the fact that we have paucity of lawyers coming from our northern states, I thought I have a duty to open for them that there is an opportunity, that is why we initiated this programme,

Abdul Rafindadi called on other successful personalities to emulate the gesture by giving back what the society has done to them.

"For those of us who have come and succeeded. we shall continue in all the means that we have been doing to give back to the people.

The climax of the Quiz, Debate and Essay Writing Competition was highligted by the presentation of cash prizes and awards to the winners and other stakeholders of the competition.