Osun State Denies 297,000 Out-of-School Children Claim, Cites 97,000 Online Enrollees

The Osun State Government has rejected reports that 297,000 children are out of school, calling the figure a false portrayal of data from a recent education dialogue. According to the Ministry of Education’s Permanent Secretary, the 97,000 number presented at the event refers only to learners enrolled on digital platforms like the Nigeria Learning Passport and Passport to Earn—not children outside formal schools. The government labelled claims that Osun leads the South-West in out-of-school numbers as malicious and urged media outlets to verify statistics before publication to avoid misleading the public.

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