The World Bank Board of Directors has granted $500 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). The goal of the project is to improve secondary education opportunities among girls in targeted areas. In a statement released on Tuesday, the bank said adolescent girls face many constraints in accessing and completing secondary education. “In northern Nigeria, the lack of secondary schools is significantly greater with up to ten primary schools for every secondary school. The poor condition of infrastructure and…
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