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Nigeria Adopts Kaduna Model to Track Out-of-School Children Nationwide

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nigeria's Federal Government will adopt Kaduna State's household mapping model to identify out-of-school children nationwide.
  • This data-driven approach replaces estimates with verified household-level data for targeted interventions.
  • The initiative aims to return millions of children to classrooms across Nigeria.

Nigeria's Federal Government is adopting Kaduna State's innovative household mapping model to tackle the challenge of out-of-school children. This strategic shift moves away from broad estimates towards precise, data-driven interventions designed to bring millions of Nigerian children back into classrooms.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the nationwide rollout following a meeting with Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani. The Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics, will conduct a comprehensive household mapping exercise across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. This will pinpoint the exact number of out-of-school children, their locations, and the households they belong to.

With this exercise, we now know where these children are and the households they belong to. That gives us the opportunity to work closely with the Kaduna State Government to bring them back to school.

— Dr. Tunji AlausaExplaining the benefits of the household mapping model.

Alausa emphasized that this verified, household-level data will enable more effective policy decisions and resource deployment. He highlighted Kaduna's success, where a previous estimate of 585,000 out-of-school children was revised to under 200,000 through the state's mapping exercise. This demonstrated the power of accurate data in improving education planning and service delivery.

The initiative aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 'Renewed Hope' agenda, aiming to provide a clearer understanding of educational challenges and ensure interventions reach the most vulnerable children. The Federal Ministry of Education is working closely with the National Bureau of Statistics to replicate Kaduna's methodology nationwide, promising better planning, efficient resource allocation, and progress monitoring in reducing the number of children outside the school system.

The Federal Ministry of Education is already working with the National Bureau of Statistics to replicate the same methodology nationwide.

— Dr. Tunji AlausaConfirming the nationwide adoption of the model.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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