The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has rehabilitated the Alternative High School for Girls in Agboju, Lagos State, as part of efforts to provide girls and young women who dropped out of school with another opportunity to continue their education.
The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Aisha Garba, said the intervention was designed to address challenges that force girls out of school, including pregnancy, early marriage, family responsibilities, poverty and other difficult circumstances.
Speaking during the formal inauguration of the rehabilitated school, Garba stressed that children whose education had been interrupted should not be considered lost causes, saying they deserved alternative pathways to acquire education and useful skills.
The UBEC intervention covered school infrastructure, academic facilities, furniture, ICT equipment, laboratory and vocational equipment, water and sanitation facilities, and environmental improvements.
Garba said the commission had also handed over the rehabilitated facility to the Lagos State Government, urging the state and the Agboju community to maintain the facilities and ensure that the school continues to serve its intended beneficiaries.
She disclosed that another Alternative High School for Girls in Ikorodu was nearing completion, adding that UBEC would provide the Agboju school with a bus and digital smart boards before the end of 2026.
According to her, the real success of the project would be measured by its impact on the girls who return to education, acquire skills, secure employment, establish businesses and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
The initiative forms part of broader efforts by the Federal Government to expand access to education and ensure that vulnerable and out-of-school children are not left behind.
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