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July 23, 2019
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with the Commonwealth of Learning, CoL to begin the implementation of the Open School learning in Nigeria.
Thesigning of MoU took place today in Abuja between the Universal Basic EducationCommission UBEC and COL.
Signingthe MoU, the President of COL, Aisha Kanwar, said the open schooling initiativewas the only alternative to addressing the challenge of Out of School Childrenin Nigeria and all countries affected by the scourge.
Shesaid that 27 nations out of the Commonwealth countries have implemented openschool learning.
Kansarnoted that discussion had been ongoing between the Nigerian government and theCommonwealth of Learning, adding that the signing of the MoU was only toformalise events.
TheExecutive Secretary of the UBEC, Hamid Bobboyi, said Nigeria would not relenton its effort to reduce the numbers of out of school children.