Kebbi Records 40% Rise in Girls’ Enrollment as Dropout Rate Falls by 20%

Girls’ enrollment up by 40%, dropout rate down by 20% in Kebbi State.
AGILE project has helped 20,000 girls stay in school through financial support.
303 schools upgraded and 1,387 classrooms delivered under the initiative.
NANS praises Kebbi for making AGILE a national success model for girls’ education.

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has showered praise on Kebbi State, describing its implementation of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) as one of the most impressive examples of progress in girls’ education in northern Nigeria.

Comrade Haruna Tijjani, NANS National Sports Director, stated that thousands of girls who previously faced barriers to schooling now have financial backing through the AGILE project. The initiative, backed by the World Bank and coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Education, focuses on giving girls access to quality education and empowering them with digital and life skills.

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According to Tijjani, over 20,000 schoolgirls have received conditional cash transfers, ensuring they stay in school rather than being forced into early marriage or domestic labour. He explained that girls’ enrolment in Kebbi has risen by 40%, while the dropout rate has dropped by 20%.

Kebbi’s success is not only financial. The AGILE project has improved education infrastructure across the state. A total of 303 schools have been upgraded, and 1,387 classrooms have been delivered; 1,339 renovated and 48 newly constructed. More than 7,000 additional facilities, including perimeter fences, hostels, multipurpose halls, and staff quarters, have also been completed across all 21 local government areas.

The project has also upgraded 75 primary schools into junior secondary schools while 45 junior schools have advanced to senior secondary level. To further improve learning outcomes, over 40,000 classroom furniture sets have been installed, and 1,336 WASH facilities, including toilets and boreholes, have been provided.

Tijjani credited the success of the project to strong leadership from the State Project Coordinator, Alhaji Aliyu Haido. He emphasized that Haido’s collaboration with traditional rulers, religious leaders, and local influencers helped shift negative social norms that previously prevented girls from going to school.

He encouraged other states to adopt the Kebbi model, stressing that investments in girls’ education produce long-term benefits for communities, the economy,and national development

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