Nigeria: 80% of Out-of-School Children Are From Northern Nigeria

Nigeria: 80% of Out-of-School Children Are From Northern Nigeria

Kaduna -- The Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has declared that 80 percent of Nigeria's out-of-school children are from the North, warning that the alarming statistics reflect deep-rooted marginalisation and neglect of the region by successive administrations.

North Accounts For 80% Out-Of-School Children, Says Ango Abdullahi

From Israel Attah, Kaduna Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has raised the alarm over the growing marginalisation of Northern Nigeria, warning that the continued sidelining of the region in federal budgeting and infrastructure development poses grave dangers to national unity and progress. Speaking during the ongoing Government-Citizens Engagement Forum organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Ka…