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Kano State Has Highest Number Of Out-Of-School Children In Nigeria

Jennifer Y Omiloli

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said Kano State has the most noteworthy number of out-of-younger students in the nation, which he portrayed as a test that must be confronted and vanquished.

He, nonetheless, repeated his organization promise to guarantee that Almajirai in the state profit his free, obligatory fundamental and auxiliary training approach, however the greater part of them are kids from neighboring states.

Ganduje uncovered this while accepting the Kano Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Award of Excellence and Appreciation as the Father of Modern Free Education in Nigeria 2019 held in Kano.

“with the free school feeding program and free education policy in place, all children in Kano now have the privilege to be educated, just as he charged parents to take advantage of the ample opportunity to send their wards to school for a better future.

“We are happy we are sending our children to school free-of-charge. We are happy that we are sending the Almajarai to go and learn just like other children. We want to live a legacy, and we believe that journalists are our partners in progress.” Ganduje said.

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