Out-of-school children below 8 million - Nigerian govt rejects UNICEF’s 15 million figure

Out-of-school children below 8 million - Nigerian govt rejects UNICEF’s 15 million figure

Nigerian govt The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, says Nigeria’s number of out-of-school children is lower than the 15–18 million estimate often cited by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, insisting that ongoing data mapping shows a significantly reduced figure. Alausa spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, where he explained that the federal government is conducting a nationwide mapping exer…

Nigeria Needs Skilled Youth, Not More Out-Of-School Adolescents – Alausa

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has defended the Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into Colleges of Education and some agricultural-related programmes in polytechnics from sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), saying the move is aimed at tackling Nigeria’s growing population of out-of-school adolescents and building a skilled workforce. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politic…

We Have Returned Over One Million Street Children To School In Last 30 Months, Says Alausa

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government has succeeded in returning more than one million children from the streets to classrooms over the past 30 months as part of efforts to tackle the country’s out-of-school children crisis. Alausa made the disclosure on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while responding to questions about recent UNESCO and UNICEF figures estimating that 18.3 million…