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THE European Union has earmarked €40,000,000 (N32,958,400,000) to address out-of-school challenges in Jigawa, Kano and Sokoto.
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi said this during a visit to Ministers of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman and Dr Yusuf Sununu in Abuja yesterday.
Isopi said the funds would be utilised under the EU’s Education and Youth Empowerment Northwestern Nigerian program in collaboration with UNICEF.
She said the five year programme, which would be launched next week, would support Federal and State governments to address issues in the three states caused by rising insecurity.
According to her, the EU will continue to support the strengthening of Nigeria’s education system.
