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Nigeria education

Nigeria education

Nigeria's education sector is facing endemic problems including mass kidnappings of students by armed gangs seeking ransoms and a high number of out-of-school children - more than 10 million. In an exclusive interview with TRT Afrika, the country's new Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, explains the ''pressing issues'' behind the rot and how the government is addressing them.

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