out-of-school children

Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, in collaboration with the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE), has commenced the formal handover of children mopped up in and around the Federal…

The Kaduna State Project Coordinator of Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) Project, Ezra Angai, has emphasised the Project’s commitment to providing quality, sustainable, and affordable education for every child in Kaduna State…

The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked officials of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to step up efforts to reduce the incidence of out-of-school children. The minister…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria must address the issue of out-of-school children by establishing more schools, recruiting more teachers, and providing at least one meal a day for the school children. The president says this aligns…

Group seeks action over out-of-school children

Minister of State for Education in Nigeria, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, has called on stakeholders at the federal, state, local authorities, and the private sector to collaborate efforts towards immediate, aggressive and intensive enrollment…

The United Nations Children Emergency Fund says it is set to develop a model to tackle the out-of-school menace in Nigeria by 2027. Though the number of out-of-school children as of May 2023, cannot officially be verified, however a 2022…

The Accelerated Basic Education Programme, a strategic National Response to the menace of Out Of School Children (OSC) and Youths in Nigeria, has been presented to the Nigerian government. The European Union sponsored project is to…

The Nigerian Government has commenced plans to capture out of school children and enrol them in schools across the Federation. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq said this in…