Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger has advocated a review of education syllabuses to bolster enrolment and address the out-of-school children menace.

Mr Bago said this during a national colloquium held in honour of Mohammed Dzukogi, a literary icon, on his 60th birthday in Minna on Tuesday.

The governor said the state government was encouraging parents to enrol their children in schools.

He urged stakeholders in education to cooperate with the state government to ensure every schoolchild was in school.

Mr Bago described the out-of-school syndrome as a menace in the entire northern region, saying it should be tackled in accordance with global demands.

The governor also announced that the state government would merge vocational and technical schools and renovate at least 200 schools.

Mr Bago used the forum to acknowledge Mr Dzukogi for the work he has been doing, especially in Hilltop Model Arts and his efforts in organising the Arts Festival in honour of the late wife of Ibrahim Aliyu.

He also reechoed the need for a 30-year development plan for the state while emphasising the need to immortalise people who paid their dues by renaming some learning institutions after them.

(NAN)