In its recent data, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, pegged Nigeria’s out-of-school children to 18.5 million.
But the federal government has said it plans to reduce out-of-school children by 70 percent. This means that the federal government plans to take 12 million children back to school. 70 percent of the 18.5 million accounts for 12.6 million children.
This was however disclosed by the Senior Special Adviser to the Vice President on Economic Matters, Yosola Akinbi, in a virtual interview with newsmen.