By Khadija Aliyu <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) says 16% of Nigeria\u2019s 10.2 million out-of-school children at the primary level are from Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief of field office UNICEF Kano Mr. Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah, stated this during a media parley to commemorate the International Day of Education IDE 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stressed that, according to the multiple indicator cluster survey MIS 2021, close to one million children are out of school in Kano state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAccording to MICS 2021, 32% of primary school age children are out of school in Kano\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Rahma maintained that, while northwest Nigeria has the second highest out of school rates in Nigeria, the situation in Kano, jigawa and Katsina is alarming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd further exacerbated by poor learning outcomes for those children who are fortunate to be enrolled in school\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief of the field office hinted that to expand access to education for children from families, UNICEF has supported cash transfers to improve access to education for vulnerable families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOther interventions by UNICEF include enrollment drives across communities, integrated Qur\u2019anic schools, building schools,community accountability, infrastructure improvements and the Nigeria e-learning passport\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stressed that UNICEF also supported the construction of climate change resilient water sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools, health and communities, saying that a total of 25 schools in Kano benefitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the teacher training, Rahma maintained that, 1,109 benefitted from professional development programs aimed at improving teaching methodologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c In Kano 630,249 teaching and learning materials for early childhood education and primary education were provided and distributed\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief of field office reiterated UNICEFs commitment to working with the Kano state government for improved basic education outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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