Reps seek to use “alternative schooling” to reduce 14m out-of-school children

is set to launch a new initiative to tackle the problem of out-of-school children in Nigeria using “alternative schooling”.

This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Musa Krishi, the spokesperson to the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas. “In partnership with relevant government agencies, the intervention aims at improving access to education for all Nigerian children in line with the aspirations of Sustainable Development Goals on qualitative and inclusive education for all.

“The government agencies that the committee is working with include the National Commission of Almajiri and out-of-school children, the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education and the National Commission for Nomadic Education,” he said.He said the necessary machinery has been put in place for the actualisation of the intervention as the House gets set to reconvene from its annual recess on Tuesday.

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