Majority of over 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria are girls

Majority of over 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria are girls — CODE

Lagos State unveils program to reduce number of out-of-school children

The Lagos State government is poised to reduce the number of out-of-school children through the EkoExcel programme.

Connected Development (CODE) has lamented that most of the over 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria are girls, urging decision-makers and policymakers to allocate sufficient funds to secure the futures of Nigerian children. Hyeladzira James Mshelia, Acting Chief Executive of Connected Deve

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