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UBEC unveils plans for S/East, S/South out-of-school children

UBEC unveils plans for S/East, S/South out-of-school children

While nine million Almajiri (Itinerant Qu’ranic School Pupils) of Nigerian out-of-school children are presently receiving attention of the Federal Government, the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has reiterated its commitment to implement boy-child out-of school education in the South-East and South-South states of Nigeria.

TEN MILLION OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN: Facts behind the figures

TEN MILLION OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN: Facts behind the figures

The report that Nigeria has the highest number of out of school children in the world, has once again buttressed the need for the Federal Government to address the issue as a national emergency, so as to reverse the dangerous slide to illiteracy.