The UNICEF Chief of field office Kano, Mr Rahma Rihood Farah said it has has an ambitious goal of reaching 1.5 million Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) users at the end of 2024.
Rahma Rihood Farah who spoke in Kano while handing over materials to support the learning passport initiative said that Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) now has 142,000 active users across 18 states in Nigeria.
Farah who was represented by the senior education specialist, UNICEF kano field office, Mr Michel Banda revealed that the target of NLP users for Kano State by December 2023 was 75,000 and reach up to 150,000 users by the end of 2024.
UNICEF however lamented that Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), platform by pupils, teachers and young people in Kano remained extremely low, as only less than 1% (1,280) of the targets for Kano, has been attained in the last six months.
The chief of field office highlighted that, UNICEF is working with the federal and states governments, to bring the NLP to more children and young people in states, where it is already launched and active, and in new states across the country, with an ambitious goal of reaching 1.5 million users at the end of 2024.
He said “UNICEF is glad to be part of a solution to learning challenges that face many children today. Through partnerships with Airtel, UNICEF today is glad to witness the handover of these materials which will be enablers to accessing learning beyond the traditional classroom”
Farah disclosed that “NLP supplements what you learn in class, can be used to do research and do homework” .
In his remarks, the chairman state universal basic education board (SUBEB) Kano, Dr. Danlami Hayyo who was also represented by the Director salaries and validation, Alhaji Naziru Adamu Wali, reaffirmed SUBEB’s dedication in supporting policies aimed at moving education forward.
He noted that, 1430 tabs,100 projectors,100 routers and 100 telephone lines were donated by UNICEF, AIRTEL,microsoft and others, to some selected schools.
In a speech earlier, the NLP team lead, Naziru Surajo, noted that, the Nigeria learning passport (NLP), scheme had promoted the training of teachers, and targets the role of students and teachers, for the past one year.
Speaking on behalf of benefitting schools, the head teacher of Kurna special primary school, Malam Salisu Abidu, described the donation as a major catalyst to uplifting the standard of education in the state.
