Browsing: Out-of-School

Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto reiterated this at the flagging-off ceremony for the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project and the disbursement of School Improvement Grants to 240 secondary schools.

The situation illustrates the grim realities of the lives of many girls trapped in a survival cycle that prioritises immediate necessities above long-term goals. It was the case with five food vendors whom this writer encountered while investigating the dropout dilemma in Sokoto.