Niger State Ministry for Fundamental and Secondary Schooling will launch a complete enrollment drive to extend the variety of college students in colleges within the state.
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Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed, Niger Commissioner for Fundamental and Secondary Schooling, disclosed this at a press convention in Minna on Monday.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) studies that the enrollment drive was underneath the Adolescent Ladies Initiative for Studying and Empowerment (AGILE).
She mentioned the marketing campaign was geared toward growing enrollment in major and secondary colleges, including the variety of out-of-school youngsters within the state from 2021 to 2022 was 600,000.
“This initiative seeks to deal with the challenges of low enrollment and guarantee each youngster has entry to high quality schooling,” she mentioned.
Mohammed mentioned the marketing campaign would begin from Tuesday to Sept. 19, beginning with group sensitization throughout zonal, emirates, district, and door-to-door visitations throughout native authorities areas.
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She mentioned instructional assets and incentives could be distributed to varsities in addition to the institution of a suggestions mechanism to deal with considerations from dad and mom and guardians.
She famous that the goal was out-of-school youngsters with concentrate on the girl-child to enroll in major and secondary colleges.
The commissioner added that communities, dad and mom, and guardians could be sensitized on the significance of schooling in addition to inspired to enroll their youngsters.
She mentioned workshops and outreaches would even be performed and partnership with native NGOs, spiritual organizations and group leaders.
Mohammed mentioned the targets was to extend enrollment figures, enhance consciousness and strengthen partnerships between authorities, colleges and native communities.
In his remarks, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, Chairman Niger state Common Fundamental Schooling Board (NSUBEB), mentioned the marketing campaign was a holistic method to extend faculty enrollment.
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