OVER 3M GIRLS BENEFITTED FROM $500M WORLD BANK EDUCATION GRANT- FG. (PHOTO).
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Over 3m Girls Benefitted From $500m World Bank Education Grant — FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that no fewer than 3 million girls across the country have so far benefited from the World Bank’s $500 million loan to Nigeria, under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project.
Minister of State for Education, Honourable Yusuf Sununu, made this known at a programme marking 2023 International Day for the Girl Child celebration on Wednesday in Abuja.
He noted that the AGILE project has brought about substantial increase in enrolment of girls and retention in schools across the country.
He further disclosed that while more than 90,298 girls have received financial incentives (scholarships) to help them stay in school, about 199,921 girls have received scholarships in the first 7 implementing states.
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