Kaduna maps 187,719 out-of-school children, targets data-driven rescue

From Sola Ojo, Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government has unveiled its 2025/2026 Annual School Census (ASC) and Out-of-School Children (OOSC) Mapping reports, revealing that 187,719 children remain out of school, with more than 91 percent of affected households blaming poverty as the biggest barrier to education.

The reports, launched on Friday, in Kaduna, provided what the state described as…