{"id":10187,"date":"2021-03-18T15:47:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T14:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=10187"},"modified":"2021-03-18T15:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T14:47:06","slug":"out-of-school-children-in-nigeria-hits-10m-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/18\/out-of-school-children-in-nigeria-hits-10m-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Out-of-school children in Nigeria hits 10m \u2013 FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of state for Education, Mr Chukuemeka Nwajiuba, on Thursday said Nigeria has more than 10 million out-of-school children, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Nwajiuba made this known at the launching of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) by Jigawa Government in Dutse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith an estimated 10,193,918 children out-of-school, Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 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 basic education,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Nwajiuba, however, urged stakeholders to strengthen the quality of education by addressing factors that denied children access to basic education.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the current challenges affecting the educational system in the country have left much to be desired.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the BESDA programme is designed to result in better life for all children with the aimed of increasing equitable access for out-of-school children, improve literacy and strengthen accountability for results at the basic education level in the focus states.<\/p>\n<p>The minister noted that the programme focuses on 17 states, which include the entire 13 states of the North West and North East geographical zones as well Niger, Oyo, Ebony and Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the selection of the states was based on the prevalence of the number of out-of-school children in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPermit me to state here that BESDA programme became effective on Jan. 22, 2018, with the commencement of implementation processes at the federal level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll key activities at the federal level to kick start implementation of the programme by focus states have been concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach beneficiary state is therefore, expected to commence implementation in line with the specific steps and guidelines provided under the programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will agree with me that there is nothing to cheer about if a single child is out of school, instead of being in the classroom learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it is in this regard that ensuring the out of school children are back to school and learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearning is not only a moral and legal obligation, but also a productive investment that will guarantee the future of our children and ensure that their rights are protected as enshrined in the Child\u2019s Right Act of 2003,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Gov. 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