Igberetv reports that Federal and state governments have set aside N10 billion to remove 10.2 million out-of-school children from the streets in the next five years.
Adamu Adamu, the Education Minister stated this at the unveiling of Education Sector Short and Medium Term Blueprint/Work Plan on the implementation of Education for Change: A Ministerial Strategic Plan (MSP) document presented to stakeholders on Thursday in Abuja.
The two-day retreat was attended by state education commissioners, permanent secretaries, chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs), directors and heads of corporations and agencies in the Education sector.
Based on the plan, by the end of 2020, about N3 billion would have been committed by 19 states, outside the intervention of the Federal Government for the enrolment of over two million school-age children that are not in school.
The states are expected to commit another N2.4 billion in 2021, N2 billion in 2022, N1.5 billion in 2023 and N1.1 billion in 2024 towards addressing the problem of out-of-school in the country.
He said that government is serious about eradicating illiteracy by providing quality and affordable education for children in the country.
