Nigeria: Government allocates N43.9 billion to education for capital projects in 2017

GPE media coverage - October 19, 2016 | Source: Uncova

Children sit on the floor during lessons at Janbulo Islamiyya Primary School, Roni, Jigawa State, Nigeria. Credit: GPE/Kelley Lynch

The Kaduna state government allocated N43.9 billion to the education sector for capital projects which will be spent in school feeding programs and in tsangaya quranic education.

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