Niger State gets $6m World Bank grant to support out-of-school children

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The Niger State Government on Wednesday said it has received a six million
dollar World Bank grant to get the teeming out-of-school children in the  state
back to classroom.
Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education disclosed
this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna.
Aliyu said that the grant would be utilised by the State Universal Basic
Education Board under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA)
programme.
“We have received the six million dollars grant equivalent to N975 million
from the World Bank.
“So I want to inform you that we are ready for the programme because we
have concluded arrangements and waiting to start,” he said.
He said that the programme would be implemented in 15 out of the 25 local
government areas of the state with high rate of out-of school children.
“Niger state is among the 10 states that have the highest number of school
drop outs across Nigeria,” he noted, adding that the programme was aimed at
improving equitable access to basic education for all children.
“The programme which seeks to improve literacy in focal states in the country
will also strengthen accountability,’’ he said.
Aliyu said that the state government had signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with Universal Learning System on Jolly phonix to ensure
successful implementation of the programme.

NAN reports that the World Bank had approved a credit of 611 million dollars
to support Nigeria tackle the problem of out-of-school children and get them
back to school.
The BESDA programme also aims to improve literacy and strengthen
accountability in basic education.

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