Kaduna State Government on Friday signed a Contribution Agreement between UNICEF and its Reaching Out-of-School Children Project with the aim of reintegrating 200,000 out-of-school children back to the classroom. Speaking at the signing ceremony, the State Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, who represented Governor Uba Sani, said, the Reaching Out-of-School Children Project is designed to address the high number …

The Gombe State Government has lauded the intervention of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in tackling the out-of-school children menace in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Dr Aishatu Maigari stated this in an interview with journalists at a two-day workshop organised by State Universal Basic Education with support from UNICEF Bauchi Field Office on policy dialogue with relevant …

The President, Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, Babatunde Oguntade has disclosed that proper utilisation of insurance policies in Nigeria could help reduce the menace of out-of-school children. Speaking at the investiture of the 14th Western Area Committee Chairman of the council, Gafaar Akindele in Osogbo on Thursday, he said embracing insurance policy reduces risks in all sectors. According to …

The Federal Ministry of Education says it intends to enroll three million out-of-school children in schools by 2024 and has sought the partnership of all stakeholders to achieve the goal. Special adviser to the minister of state for education, Dr Claris Ojham, dropped the hint at the third edition of “Walk for Education 3.0”, organised by FlexiSAF Foundation in Abuja …

The Oyo State Government has said the over 1.5 million out-of-school children that have been absorbed into various public schools, under the 2017 to 2022 Better Education Service Delivery for All, will be mopped up and brought back to the classrooms under the BESDA-Additional Funding-Transforming Education System at state level programme. This was made known on Monday by the Permanent …

Lagos State Government is unlocking the pulse of education by enforcing that children of school age are kept in the classrooms. At the Stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children survey held at Providence Hotel, Ikeja, on Monday, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube said that the survey is to drastically reduce the worrisome rate of children who …