12.4% out-of-school children in Sub-Saharan Africa are from Nigeria — Education Minister Adamu

12.4 percent of out of school children in Sub-Saharan Africa are from Nigeria, said the minister of education Adamu Adamu.

The minister made this revelation during the 2023 education week of Edo government in Benin, the capital of the state.

He said the COVID 19 pandemic triggered the closure of many schools and non return of children to school after the global pandemic.

Represented by the director of basic education in the ministry, Olatunji Davis, the minister said 2018 national population audit revealed that 10.5 million children are out of school in Nigeria.

“Our education challenge is an open secret; out of 258 million out-of-school children worldwide, an estimated 62 million are in Sub-Saharan Africa,” NAN quoted Adamu as saying.

“Nigeria is said to account for 12.4 percent of the out-of-school children in sub-Saharan Africa.

“Education is one of the most important investments a country can make in its future. It is a powerful agent of change which improves health, livelihoods, contributes to social stability and drives long-term economic growth.

“The return on investment in education is very high; therefore, there must be no compromise on quality.”

Sultan asks FG to subsidize treatment of kidney diseases as cases rise to 20 million

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on governments to subsidise expenses on the treatment of kidney disease.

This call came as the kidney disease cases rise to 20 million.

The respected traditional monarch told the Nigerian Association of Nephrology to look for remedy to the growing rate of the disease.

The Informant247 gathered that the president of the association, Professor Adanze Asinobi led other members of the association to the palace of the Sultan, where the traditional ruler submitted that most of the victims of kidney disease have poor background.

The association’s president said 20 million Nigerians were battling kidney diseases.

The health association also honoured the revered Islamic leader with the Fellowship of the National Association of Nephrology and also named him the patron of the association.