Education remains the backbone of any society, yet it is disheartening to acknowledge the staggering statistics of out-of-school children in Niger State, which has been adjudged the highest among the North-Central. As we are all aware, this unfortunate reality, especially in the Niger North Senatorial Zone (Zone C) of the state comprising Agwara, Borgu, Kontagora, Magama, Mariga, Mashegu, Rijau, and Wushishi local councils, has become a pressing issue inherited from successive governments—a challenge Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has refused to ignore.
https://guardian.ng/opinion/bagos-bold-educational-reform-a-lifeline-for-niger-states-children/
