More than 100,000 students are currently enrolled in learning centers across 23 local government areas under the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) 2nd chance education in Kano.
The Kano State AGILE Coordinator, Malam Mujjitapha Aminu, disclosured this during an advocacy visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sunusi II.
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This initiative provides out-of-school women and girls , an opportunity to complete their secondary education, gain entrepreneurship and life skills.
According to Malam Mujjitapha, the second chance education students undergo literacy, numeracy, and entrepreneurship training across 5,000 learning centers.
He further explained that after nine months of instruction, the students sit for examinations and are awarded certificates equivalent to the Junior Secondary School Certificate.
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“Those who enroll in the advanced literacy program also have the opportunity to sit for national examinations such as NECO and WAEC,” he added.
He highlighted that, they were at the emirs palace to seek for blessings and advocate for support to achieve the desired outcome.
In his remarks, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sunusi II, commended the AGILE project for reenrolling over 30,000 adolescent girls and renovating more than 1,300 schools across the state.
He emphasized the Kano Emirate Council’s commitment to advocating for education and pledged continued support to ensure the enrollment, retention, transition, and completion of girls’ education in Kano.
The Emir also emphasized the importance of collaboration and synergy in implementing policies and programs that foster the development of the state and the nation at large.
He expressed satisfaction with the AGILE project’s strong monitoring and evaluation framework, particularly in tracking the use of grants and conditional cash transfers.
“Monitoring and evaluation will ensure the proper utilization of funds and infrastructure,” he stated.
Radio Nigeria reports that, the AGILE Project is a World Bank-assisted initiative implemented by the Federal Ministry of Education.
It aims to improve secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls across Nigeria.