OGUN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The federal government of Nigeria through the Universal Basic Education (UBEC) and other agencies within the ministry has reinstated over 4 million out-of-school children back to classrooms.
The FG said that out of 20 million out-of-school children, 4 million has been successfully sent back to classrooms
The government said out of the 4 million, 3,483,721 students have benefited from direct interventions to enhance learning.
It credited the feat to the collaborative efforts of five agencies within the Federal Ministry of Education, stressing that it has set an ambitious target to enroll three to four million out-of-school children into classrooms annually over the next three years, effectively transitioning them from the streets to schools.
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Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman said this in Abuja while giving his ministerial scorecard for the last year.
Data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) revealed that Nigeria has over 20 million out- of-school children, the highest in Africa and third globally.
Mamman said more than 53 million learners are currently benefiting from its free and compulsory basic education programmes.
According to the Minister, the number increased from 30,324,372 to 53,324,372, representing an increase of 75.9 per cent.
The Minister said: “Over four million young children have been brought to basic school and Arabic literacy programmes, including 200,500 learners with disabilities, through five agencies of the Federal Ministry of Education.
The Nation
