In furtherance of efforts by the federal government to end the spate of kidnappings and abductions for the ransom of school children, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has launched a National School Security and Emergency Response Center to scale up surveillance and protect school children. Flagging off the centre yesterday in Abuja, […]
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Stakeholders, including government at all levels, security agencies and the National Assembly, among others, will tomorrow discuss on how to fashion out strategies to finance safe schools nationwide.
The new move is propelled by the recent abduction of students in some schools in the North-west, North-east and North-central geo-political zones.
The Safe School Initiative was launched in 2014 following the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State.
In a statement yesterday, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said the federal government is looking to impact education and create a safe learning communities across the country, following a high-level dialogue and well-thought-out gathering titled “Financing Safe Schools: Creating Safe Learning Communities.”