General News of Thursday, 12 March 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
The Special plenary session concerning the high number of out of school children in Nigeria held today in Abuja.
The session was presided over by the Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila.
Gbajabiamila opened the session with an opening remark explaining why they decided to organise a special day to address the matter.
”We have come here today to consider the matter of the millions of children in our country who are out of school, and who as a result are denied their fundamental right to receive the training and skills acquisition opportunities that will allow them to have better lives," the Speakers said
This was after lamenting that the investment into educational reforms has failed to yield desired outcomes.
”These reforms have been intended mostly to address the availability gap by building new schools and providing teachers in previously underserved areas.
— House of Reps NGR (@HouseNGR) March 12, 2020
These investments have not yielded the desired outcomes.” — @SpeakerGbaja #NoChildLeftBehind #HORSpecialSession pic.twitter.com/ACTwuAUass