The Minister for Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, said the rising number of out-of-school children in the country was worrisome
Adamu disclosed this at the ongoing 65th National Council on Education meeting in Jalingo with the theme, ‘Eradicating out-of-school children phenomenon: A tool for the achievement of education 2030 agenda.’
According to him, the situation has become more worrisome going by a survey by the United Nations Children Education Fund, in which Nigeria ranks top among countries with out-of-school children. He noted that the most frightening aspect was that one out of every five out-of-school children in the world was a Nigerian, thus pegging the figure at about 10.1 million.
“Coincidentally, the recent occurrences in the country’s education system such as kidnappings of pupils/students, increased insurgence and general insecurity in schools have added to some of the factors responsible for this.
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