Nigeria Governors' Forum declares education crisis.

The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has declared an education crisis in the country, citing significant gaps in foundational learning and a high number of out-of-school children. 

The declaration was made ‎by NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, during a workshop on Foundational Learning and Out-of-School Children in Abuja.

The NGF highlighted several challenges facing the education sector, including a 66% out-of-school rate among primary school-age children, insufficient foundational literacy and numeracy skills, and poor-quality education. 

Governor AbdulRazaq, in a speech read by NGF Education Advisor, Leo The Great, emphasized that foundational skills are critical building blocks for achieving broader educational goals.

The NGF, therefore, called for urgent steps to address the education crisis, prioritizing foundational learning and reducing the number of out-of-school children, assuring that it will strengthen collaboration with states and non-state actors to tackle learning poverty and out-of-school children, just as the forum pledged to support states through capacity building, workshops, and sustainable education funding.

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