Out of school children. Photo: Vanguard
A. P. MCNISI Limited has warned that Nigeria risks facing serious economic and security challenges if the growing population of out-of-school and undereducated children is not urgently addressed.
The company, in a statement on Saturday by its Chief Information Officer, Abdulmuiz Oshodi titled “A Looming Danger: Why Nigeria Cannot Afford an Uneducated Generation,” described the country’s rising number of out-of-school children as a national crisis capable of undermining economic growth, industrialisation and social stability.
It said Nigeria’s youthful population remained its greatest asset but warned that failing to invest in education could transform that strength into a major vulnerability.
According to the firm, millions of young Nigerians lack access to quality education, vocational training and opportunities needed to become productive adults, thereby fuelling poverty, unemployment, crime and social unrest.
