United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday, said no fewer than 9.7 million Nigerian pupils are at risk of not returning to school.
UNICEF’s Executive Director, Catherine Russell said during the launch of the Nigeria Learning Platform in Abuja.
The platform will provide continuous education to three million learners in 2022 alone and 12 million by 2025.
In her comment, Russell noted that the “passport” would help education resources to reach the most vulnerable and marginalised learners.
She said: “Before COVID-19, about 10.5 million Nigerian children, aged between 5 and 14 were not in school. Today in Nigeria, more than 9.7 million children are at risk of never returning to school, their learning left behind. The learning passport can help change that.
“By offering simple, easy and fun ways to learn, as well as tailor-made training programmes, the learning platform will help respond to the needs of every child.
“With online, offline and mobile options, it can help us reach the most vulnerable and marginalised learners.”
