Minister Inaugurates AGILE Steering Committee, Says Project Part of His Ministerial Roadmap
The Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman SAN has inaugurated the AGILE National Project Steering Committee to boost the girl child education in the country.
The inauguration took place at the Ministry of Education with different stakeholders in attendance.
The Adolescent Girl Initiative For Learning and Empowerment is a project of the World Bank which is aimed at enabling girls to realise their potential in education and contribute to national development.
In attendance at the inauguration was Minister of State for Education Dr Yusuf Sunun, Minister of Youth Development Dr Jamila Bio and the Country Director of the World Bank.
Others were Executive Secretaries of UBEC, Commissioners for Education of the 18 AGILE States, the World Bank AGILE team, all 18 Project Coordinators and other guests.
The Minister of Education urged the commissioners to give full support to the project teams in their respective States to ensure the realization of the Project objectives.
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According to Mamman, the project objective aligns seamlessly with his Ministerial roadmap.
He admonished the states to use the funds for the good of their States so that the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria can be reduced to the barest minimum within the lifespan of the project.
In his remark, Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria who eulogised the AGILE project for its pragmatic approach to implementation, assured the guests of the Bank’s continued support even as additional states are being on board.
The TTL, Aisha Garba took the Steering Committee through their roles and responsibilities and also urged the Commissioners to support the State Project Implementation units to achieve the Project objectives.
Mr Steve Ohaeri who spoke on behalf of the Finance Ministry equally eulogised the AGILE project and informed the gathering that other states have equally expressed interest to be part of the project because of the successes recorded so far with the parents’ tastes.
The Minister thereafter inaugurated the National Project Steering Committee and also adopted the Workplan of the National Project Committee Unit as a working document for the year 2024
