NewsNigeria65% of IDPs in North-East Nigeria Are Out of Schools

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The Chief Executive officer of a non-governmental organization connected Development; Hamzat Lawan has described as worrisome the situation where 65% of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in North-East Nigeria are women and girls who are out of schools.

To this end, Mr. Lawan calls for collective efforts by Nigerians to address the out of schools challenge to save the future of girls across the country.
He was speaking when he paid a courtesy call on the General Manager of Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation ABC Yola, Mr. Alleni Ethan Dah in his office at the Broadcasting House in Yola.

 “The NGO is running a project known as “follow the money mean to ensure behavioral change among Youths, empower marginalized communities, promote girls child education, and ensure transparency and accountability in governance.
“The outbreak of COVID-19 has further worsened the situation in the education sector”. He said

Lawan stressed the need for more collaboration between his organization connected development and ABC Yola so as to enlighten the public on the importance of enrolment and retention of girls in school.
“The organization is also committed to seeing that government enacts policies that will make education free and compulsory”. He added,
Responding, the General Manager of Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation ABC Yola, Mr. Alleni Ethan Dah commended the organization for its effort in sensitizing Nigerians on the need for accountability in governance.
He assured the organization of the readiness of ABC Yola to sustain the collaboration between the station and the organization for better Nigeria.
Hassan Shàllpella is a Journalist based in Yola, Adamawa state Northeast Nigeria
Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)

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