Nigeria currently accounts for about 18.3 million out-of-school children, the highest number globally.
The 23 LGAs chairpersons in Sokoto have pledged their commitment to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the state.
He noted that around 3,550 children in the camp have been without schooling since 2017.
Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF’s chief of field office, Bauchi, urged traditional institutions to advocate for the implementation of the State Child Protection Law 2023.
Mr Alli-Balogun said that there was a need to tackle the menace from the root.
“We have also improved many existing schools, completing over 1,500 projects that include building, renovating, and providing new furniture,” Mr Sanwo-Olu said.
The motion was sponsored by Oluranti Adebule (APC-Lagos).
On Wednesday, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) trained SUBEB directors to improve their skills.
Mr Mamman said that the government would reduce out-of-school children to seven per cent by 2034.
He said the lack of adequate security in schools had increased the number of out-of-school children in the country.
