Mercy Helpline Initiative express worry over the increase in the number out of school children in Nigeria.

Following the data released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on 1st September 2022 that over 20.2 million out of the global 244 million out-of-school children are in Nigeria.

A non governmental organization, Mercy Helpline Initiative MHI has express worry on the state of education and social welfare in Nigeria.

The Team Lead Samuel Solomon said UNESCO’s recent press release revealed that from Nigeria’s estimated population of about 200 million the country is now housing over 10 percent of it estimated population as out-of-school children.

“This is terrible and it is an indication of danger to the future of our dear country.”

“We therefore call on the Federal Government and specifically Kano State Government to urgently come to the aid of the out-of-school children who are future of our country of dear country… We cannot continue to depreciate in our educational attainment and pretend that all is well with our future”

The group wants government at all level to take bold steps to address the issue.