MTN Staff Volunteer 21 Days To Teach, Counsel

[Shola Sholaz]

The Chairman, MTN, Nigeria, Dr. Pascal Dozie has urged all privileged Nigerians to contribute to development of education in the country, saying that  the future of the Nigerian child and of this great nation rests on our willingness to make commitment to contribute in any way to the growth of education in Nigeria.
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Speaking at the kick off of 21-Days Y'ello Care campaign held at the MTN head office, Falomo, Lagos,Dozie said every Nigerian should do what he could with what they have to help education sector.
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Based on UNESCO's statistics, Dozie said  that Nigeria's current education challenges call for action as 10.5 million Nigerian children of school-age are said to be out of school, 40% of children aged 6-11 do not attend primary school with 30% drop-outs, and only 54% of Nigerian students transit to Junior Secondary School with the proportion of girls to boys in schools in Nigeria on approximately 1 girl to 3 boys.