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March 18, 2019
TheMinister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu says Nigeria will soon effect policyto prosecute parents who refused to enroll their children of school age inschools across the country.
Adamu madethis known in Abuja on Monday while addressing newsmen during the 9th editionof the Weekend Ministerial briefing.
He saidparents who sabotage the efforts of the government at reducing the number ofout of school children would soon be criminalised and would be made to face thewrath of the law.
Speakingon matching grant and other intervention funds for basic education in Nigeria,the minister said a total of N350 billion had been expended on the sub-sectoras against N360 billion spent by the previous administration.
Adamuadded that in 2015, matching and non-conditional grants disbursements to 15states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory amounted to N68.4billion.
He alsosaid that in 2016, grants disbursements to 29 states and the FCT amounted toN77 billion.