Abia State, Nigeria, will offer free, compulsory education for children starting Jan 2025.

Abia State, Nigeria, will offer free and compulsory education to all children up to junior secondary school starting January 2025. Announced by the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, the policy aims to promote inclusivity and combat financial barriers to education. Parents who do not enroll their children will face prosecution under the Abia State Child’s Rights Law 2006.

November 12, 2024
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