The World Bank has announced that it has earmarked 1.2 billion dollars for investment in girls’ education across 18 states.
The states include; Borno, Ekiti, Kebbi, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina, Kano, Adamawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Bauchi, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, Gombe, Sokoto and Zamfara.
The World Bank Country Director, Mr Ndiame Diop, disclosed this at the relaunch of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) programme in Abuja on Friday.
Diop, represented by Tina George, the Bank’s Senior Social Protection Specialist, said the initiative aims to provide comprehensive support to enhance adolescent girls’ secondary education and empowerment.
“AGILE is a transformative initiative that holds the potential to reshape the future of Nigeria.
“AGILE is a 1.2 billion U.S. dollar investment in human development as a multi-sectoral programme that is implemented at the federal and state levels.
“It is to provide comprehensive support to increase adolescent girls’ secondary educational attainment and empowerment.
