Nigeria: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Have 16 Percent of Nigeria’s 10.2 Million Out-of-School Children – Unicef

According to UNICEF, Kano has nearly 900,000 out-of-school children, Jigawa more than 330,000, while Katsina has over 300,000.

Katsina, Kano and Jigawa states account for 16 per cent of Nigeria’s 10.2 million out-of-school children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said.

The agency stressed education and nutrition indicators in parts of the North-west remain among the worst in the country.

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