Nigerian government sets target to address out-of-school children challenge

The Nigerian government has set a target of reducing the number of out-of-school children in the country by at least a quarter in the next two years.

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Mr Sununu noted that in spite of the significant development strides in the country’s education sector, the large number of out-of-school-children remains shocking and unacceptable, calling on all hands to stay on deck “in our national resolve to confront the ugly phenomenon.”

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