In line with president Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve  to  ensure  that every  Nigerian child  have access to qualitative education, irrespective of their economic or religious  backgrounds, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has called on the World Bank to assist Nigeria in reducing the number of Out- of- School children from 10 to 5 million by the year 2023. 

Adamu Adamu stated  this Wednesday  in Abuja when a delegation of the World Bank, led by its Country Director, Mr. Shubham Chawdry, paid him a working visit.

  
The Minister who expressed displeasure  at the number of Out-of- School children in the country, assured  that the federal government is keen on reducing the number while also  improving  the quality  of education to meet global standards.

  
While commending the World Bank on its commitment to the development of the nation’s educational sector, Adamu expressed government’s readiness for better interventions that will tackle obstacles to the eradication of  the out-of-school children phenomenon.

 
In his remarks, World Bank Director, Shubham Chawdry, reiterated his organisation’s commitment to the improvement of the nation’s education sector.  Chawdry who emphasized that education is a sure way of eliminating poverty, pledged the readiness of his organisation to assist in financing more developmental projects. 

The Country Director also declared the World Banks interest in long-lasting projects, adding that his organisation will no longer dictate developmental projects but leave the decision to governments as they are in the best position to ascertain the needs of their citizens.