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  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS Beyond the Headlines. Understanding the World. Shaping Tomorrow. MONDAY EVENING EDITION | BEFOCUS AFRICA One in Four Nigerian Girls Out of School: UNICEF Sounds Alarm Over Education Crisis and Learning Failure As UNICEF warns that millions of Nigerian girls remain excluded from education or struggle to acquire foundational skills, urgent questions emerge about child protection, national development and the future of Africa's largest population. By Itoro Uwah Witty Global Blogs | Abuja, Nigeria Monday, October 19, 2026 | Evening Edition THE KEY DEVELOPMENTS UNICEF says approximately one in four Nigerian girls remains out of school. Nearly three-quarters of girls are reported to lack foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Poverty, insecurity, unsafe schools and harmful social practices remain major barriers. The Federal Ministry of Education has reaffirmed commitments to girls' education and protection. ...

  Nigeria's HOPE-EDU programme aims to improve basic education through teacher development, classroom expansion and stronger institutional accountability. Yet the deeper question is whether the investment will produce children who can read, reason, discover their abilities and contribute meaningfully to society. By Itoro Uwah | Witty Global Blogs ABUJA, NIGERIA — SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026 Nigeria's ambition to improve basic education is receiving renewed attention as implementation preparations advance under the $552.18 million Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity in Education programme, popularly known as HOPE-EDU. Supported by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education, the initiative is designed to strengthen foundational learning, expand educational access and improve the management of Nigeria's basic education system. According to programme information released by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), HOPE-EDU targets appro...