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Nigeria: Stakeholders Challenge Federal Govt, Northern Govs Over 7.4m Out-of-School Children
AllAfrica · 2 Nov 2026
[Leadership] Stakeholders in the education sector have called on the Federal Government and governors in Northern Nigeria to urgently address the growing number of out-of-school children, estimated at over 7.4 million in the North-West and North-East.
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