Tertiary institutions

200,000 PWDs to benefit from ROOSC project in Kaduna

Angel Ojonugwa June 18, 2025

KADUNA (Sundiata Post) – No fewer than 200,000 out-of-school children including Persons With Disability (PWD) would be enrolled back to school under the Return Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) project in Kaduna . The ROOSC project is an initiative of the Kaduna State Government under its

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Don expresses concern as number of out-of-school children reaches 10.2 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 23, 2025

A distinguished law professor, Osifunke Ekundayo, has revealed that Nigeria now ranks first in the world for the number of out-of-school children, with 10.2 million children of primary school age currently not enrolled. Ekundayo made this known during her inaugural lecture titled “Speaking up for the numerous voiceless children shut out of school in Nigeria: […]

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FG Develops New Strategies to Lower Out-of-School Children Rate

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 25, 2025

The Federal Government has announced plans to strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders to create effective strategies aimed at decreasing the rising population of out-of-school children. To accomplish this goal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has instructed all parties involved in the basic education sector to focus on bringing children back into classrooms. The Minister

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FG Allocates N50 Billion to Address 18.3 Million Out-of-School Children Issue

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 28, 2024

The Federal Government has allocated N50 billion in the 2025 budget to address the issue of out-of-school children, which is currently estimated at a staggering 18.3 million in Nigeria. This initiative, part of the Economic Recovery Growth Plan, is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education under the project titled ‘ERGP24225846 support for out-of-school children […]

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UBEC Strengthens SBMCs to Address Out-of-School Children Crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 18, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has enhanced the operations of School Based Management Committees (SBMCs) as part of its strategy to tackle the challenge of 10.5 million out-of-school children in Nigeria. The Commission emphasised the pivotal role SBMCs play in increasing school enrolment and fostering effective school management within local communities.

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Zulum Enrols 1.5 Million Students in Borno Schools, Restores 104 Institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 11, 2024

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has announced the enrolment of 1.5 million children who were previously out of school into primary and secondary institutions across the state. Speaking in Maiduguri during the inauguration of Government Secondary School, Mairi, alongside Dr. Ndiame Diop, the World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Zulum stated that the initiative

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Out-of-school children future recruitment for Boko Haram, Obasanjo warns

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 21, 2024

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the out-of-school children menace in the country provides a fertile ground for the recruitment of future Boko Haram insurgents if not properly addressed now. Obasanjo said this on Sunday in Bauchi, when he inaugurated the dualised seven-kilometre Awala-Mairuguri Road and 17.70-kilometre Awalah-Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

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Governors pledge 15% budget allocation to education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 11, 2024

The Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states, through the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, have pledged at least 15% of their annual budgets to the education sector to solve the issues that schoolchildren face. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Kwara State, made the announcement following the inaugural International Conference on Girl Child

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NEDC, NPC collaborate to address poverty and out-of-school children in the Northeast

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 28, 2024

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the National Population Commission (NPC) have agreed to collaborate to address poverty, out-of-school children, internally displaced persons (IDPs), inadequate infrastructure, climate change, and environmental vulnerability. The agencies announced this on Tuesday in Abuja when NPC Chairman Hon. Nasir Kwarra led a team

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Niger takes action to address the growing number of out-of-school children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 21, 2024

The Niger state government announced the establishment of a committee to revive almajiri education in order to address the state’s growing number of out-of-school children. Shuaibu Gwada, the committee’s chairman, announced this during a visit to the Estu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Traditional Council Rulers, Alhaji Abubakar Yahaya, in Bida. He stated

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 UNICEF partners Southwest states to tackle out-of-school children menace

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has formed partnerships with Southwest states to address the issue of out-of-school children in the region and investigate the core causes of the problem. UNICEF expressed concern about the number of out-of-school children and emphasised the importance of states to implement the retention, transition, and

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Lagos Council enrols 200 out-of-school children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 9, 2024

The Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area in Lagos State says it just enrolled 200 Almajiri children in local primary schools to help them build a better future. Fatai Ayoola, Chairman of the Council, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. He also stated that the council enrolled children who were […]

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FG reveals project to return 20 million out-of-school children back to school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

Concerned about the rising number of out-of-school children in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of the DOTS project to restructure the education system, improve enrollment, and assure the academic security of the nation’s children. DOTS stands for Data Repository, Out-of-School Children’s Education, Teacher Training and

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Bauchi’s school enrollment hits all-time high at 2.1 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The number of children enrolled in school in Bauchi State has reached an all-time high of 2.1 million pupils and students in basic education. Dr. Jamila Dahiru, Bauchi State Commissioner of Education, ascribed it to Governor Bala Mohammed’s declaration of an emergency in the education sector. Dahiru made the remark while presenting the Ministry’s achievements

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Bauchi government reduces number of out-of-school children from 1.5m to 521,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 3, 2024

The Bauchi State Government has reported a considerable fall in the number of out-of-school children in the state, with the total now down to 521,000 from 1.5 million. Dr. Jamila Dahiru, Commissioner of Education, made the disclosure while presenting the Ministry’s achievements during the 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing, which was held on Tuesday at the […]

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UNICEF launches new child education project in the northeast to address out-of-school children crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 28, 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has labelled Nigeria’s education sector as crisis-ridden, with figures skewed against the country across all education development indicators. According to UNICEF, the crisis is marked by a large number of out-of-school children, low attendance and engagement rates, low transition rates, low completion rates, poor

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Kano Councillor sponsors education of 120 Out-of-School children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 10, 2024

Bashir Aliyu, the councillor for Achika Ward in Kano State’s Wudil Local Government Area, has sponsored 120 out-of-school children to attend secondary school. Aliyu, who presented school materials to the orphaned children during a ceremony conducted on Sunday in Achika Ward, stated that the gesture was intended to secure their future. He stated that the […]

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Lagos Government enrols 11,957 out-of-school children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 29, 2024

According to reports, Lagos State has enrolled approximately 12,000 out-of-school children under its Project Zero Programme. At the 2024 Children’s Day on the grounds of the Police College, Governor Sanwo-Olu, represented by Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, stated that his administration would give tools and build skills to help students thrive academically. The theme

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Only 63% of primary school-age children regularly attend school – UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria’s education system is encountering issues in terms of student retention, transition, and completion, notably in the country’s Northeast and Northwest. Speaking at a two-day regional stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children and retention, transition, and completion models in Bauchi,

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Abuja Hospital to collaborate with the presidency to help out-of-school children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 21, 2024

Christopher Otabor, Alliance Hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), has recommended providing free healthcare and education to the country’s disadvantaged and most vulnerable citizens as a realistic strategy for tackling poverty and enhancing health security for the majority of Nigerians. According to UNICEF data for 2023, one in every three Nigerian children