“It is easy to see this as a challenge to national development and it can be, if not properly managed and harnessed.” Nigeria
UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, who disclosed this at the maiden edition of “Naija Youth Talk”, organised by the organisation to commemorate the International Literacy Day, said Nigeria has the world’s highest number of out- of- school children.
“It is easy to see this as a challenge to national development and it can be, if not properly managed and harnessed. Young people today live in a world of unlimited potentials. However, despite gains in the situation facing Nigerian children and young people in recent years, much remains to be done. Too many Nigerian children and young people are being left behind, especially when it comes to education. Nigerian children are not in school.
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