EDUCATION ON HOLD: How Poverty Is Stealing Nigerian Children’s Future

Daily Trust | 20-09-2026 01:54pm |

A report highlights the plight of Nigerian children who are out of school due to poverty. One example is 17-year-old Ismaila Abdulahi, who has never attended school and hawks goods on the streets of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory. He moved from Kano to Abuja at age 11 and continues to struggle for daily survival. The article notes that many children across Nigeria are engaged in hawking, domestic work, and other labor instead of receiving an education.

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