Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education has announced that Nigeria now has over 10 million out-of-school children.
He made this known in Dutse during the launching of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) by Jigawa State Government.
According to the Minister, “With an estimated 10,193,918 children out-of-school, Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“For us to address these challenges adequately therefore, we must strengthen the quality of basic education in Nigeria by confronting head-on, those factors that deny our children access to education.
Nwajiuba called on stakeholders to strengthen the quality of education by addressing factors that denied children access to basic education.
He added that the challenges confronting the education system in the country leave much to be desired.
He also said that the BESDA programme is designed to guarantee a better life for all children. This is with a view to ensuring equitable access for out-of-school children, improve literacy and ensure accountability for results obtained at the basic education level in the states in the focus 17 states.
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