No fewer than 20, 000 out-of-school girls and women are expected to be enrolled in the formal school system in 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Sokoto State. Obazee spoke at a stakeholders’ consultation meeting on Acceleration of Second Chance Education for Women and girls (SCEFWAG). She said they would be enrolled under the EU/UN Spotlight Initiative Second Chance Education for Women and Girls. Obazee said GEZA in collaboration with the Agency for Mass Education under the Ministry of Education, and other relevant agencies would implement the second chance education for women and girls in Sokoto North and Binji LGAs. “The 2015 survey of the National Bureau of Statistics shows that 462,164 out of school children are in Sokoto state and two-third of this data are women and girls.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 18, 2019 14:37 UTC