Tag: out of school children

There are thousands of out-of-school children engaged in street hawking in Lagos. Lagos now faces a choice. It can continue ...

The programme, supported by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), is a nationwide initiative expected to ...

The programme, unveiled by the Nigerian government, is designed to improve learning outcomes, expand access to quality basic education and ...

In early 2025, Kano State’s Hisbah Board began nighttime raids to sweep children off the streets, promising them education and ...

The commitment was made by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada on Wednesday, while receiving ...

According to UNICEF, Kano has nearly 900,000 out-of-school children, Jigawa more than 330,000, while Katsina has over 300,000.

However, Nigeria still has one of the highest numbers of out-of-school children in the world, with the actual figure unknown ...

The governor named Tasiu Dahiru, as Special Adviser on Quranic Education and Out-of-School Children, while appointing Aminu Lawal Jibia as ...

Mr Namadi said he shunned white elephant projects to focus on education because Jigawa, like many northern states, faces educational ...

Mrs Mani disclosed that 1,393 vulnerable children have been successfully enrolled back in school through the Integrated Adolescent Girls Programming ...

The Kaduna State Government says the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) members will be trained to improve basic education

Some states in the north have directed that all schools should be closed during Ramadan.

The governor, who spoke during an interview with Arise TV, said the achievement was made possible through the support of ...

Governor Zulum says the out-of-school children rates in the state have reduced by about 70 per cent in the last ...

Governor Uba Sani said that his administration has built 62 new secondary schools, comprising 39 junior and 23 senior secondary ...

The state government said the enrolment was part of its effort towards integrating out-of-school children into mainstream formal education.

The programme, to be implemented by Save the Children, Plan International and DAG, targets out-of-school children in Kano, Jigawa and ...

The new minister announced an agenda targeting major educational challenges, including reducing the high number of out-of-school children, updating the ...

"If we can solve the problem of out-of-school children in Nigeria, over 20 million children that are out of school, ...

"The World Bank says we have over 20 million out-of-school children who should be in school but are not."

Ms Farah said the success was due to collaboration between the Katsina government, UNICEF, and other partners.

President Tinubu says no effort will be spared in securing the nation’s future.

"The most unfortunate thing is that we are in the 21st Century, but we are yet to key into the ...

“I am grateful that, by the grace of Allah, the number of out-of-school children has now decreased to less than ...

President Tinubu expects that the new appointees will bring their vast experience into the management of the commission.