FG Releases N113.75bn For Girl-child Education
The Senior Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Dr Precious Gbeneol, yesterday said the federal government had released N113.75 for girl-child education programmes.
Gbeneol announced this in Abuja at the launching of three million free exercise books, distributed to pupils across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
“The MDG has initiated programmes to help Nigeria achieve Universal Basic Education with focus on the issues of quality, capacity, access and relevance.
“The programmes include the girl child education, National Programme on Almajiri, support to the National Teachers Institute and support to UBEC for the Federal Teachers Scheme (FTS).’’
She also said that the projects were in the area of education, income generation, agriculture, health, water and sanitation sectors.
According to her, there has been a successful execution of 12,342 water and sanitation projects nationwide, with the construction, renovation and equipping of 5,206 health facilities.
She said that funding was also provided to 1,704 beneficiaries to aid start-up of agriculture enterprises.
Gbeneol noted that the launching of the books was another step to attain the one of the mandatory targets of the MDGs on universal primary education.
“I am convinced that the free exercise books, when distributed, will further ease the burden of the benefiting poor families.
“It will also stimulate the interest of the pupils themselves to embrace education and quit street life.
Miss Olubukola Adewale, a 13 year-old student of Garki Government Junior Secondary School, FCT, one of the beneficiaries, expressed appreciation to God for making her one of the beneficiaries.
She promised to work hard to realise her dream of becoming a medical doctor.
Gbeneol announced this in Abuja at the launching of three million free exercise books, distributed to pupils across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
“The MDG has initiated programmes to help Nigeria achieve Universal Basic Education with focus on the issues of quality, capacity, access and relevance.
“The programmes include the girl child education, National Programme on Almajiri, support to the National Teachers Institute and support to UBEC for the Federal Teachers Scheme (FTS).’’
She also said that the projects were in the area of education, income generation, agriculture, health, water and sanitation sectors.
According to her, there has been a successful execution of 12,342 water and sanitation projects nationwide, with the construction, renovation and equipping of 5,206 health facilities.
She said that funding was also provided to 1,704 beneficiaries to aid start-up of agriculture enterprises.
Gbeneol noted that the launching of the books was another step to attain the one of the mandatory targets of the MDGs on universal primary education.
“I am convinced that the free exercise books, when distributed, will further ease the burden of the benefiting poor families.
“It will also stimulate the interest of the pupils themselves to embrace education and quit street life.
Miss Olubukola Adewale, a 13 year-old student of Garki Government Junior Secondary School, FCT, one of the beneficiaries, expressed appreciation to God for making her one of the beneficiaries.
She promised to work hard to realise her dream of becoming a medical doctor.
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