
The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria to enhance adolescent girls’ learning and empowerment.
It disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Friday.
The new loan is to provide additional funds for an ongoing project known as the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment.
It was noted that Nigeria had over 12 million to 15 million out of school children in the school- age group, with many of them in Northern Nigeria.
It was also noted that an estimated one million children were affected by increased insecurity around schools in 2020-2021.

September 23, 2023 





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