President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorised a N1.85 billion intervention programme to assist the schooling and rehabilitation of the rescued Chibok girls as much as 2027.
In line with the Federal Ministry of Training, 108 of the rescued women stay underneath authorities care, with 68 at present enrolled on the American College of Nigeria (AUN), Yola.
Their tuition, lodging, and different charges proceed to be paid by the Federal Authorities.
“The Federal Authorities has dedicated the sum of N1,854,277,768 to finish the Chibok Women Intervention Programme, protecting tuition, lodging, vocational coaching, psychosocial care, and different assist as much as 2027,” the ministry acknowledged.
Breakdown of charges
The Chibok Women Intervention Programme covers tuition, lodging, vocational expertise, psychosocial assist, parental and little one assist, medical bills, and monitoring of educational progress.
- The excellent tuition charges for the 2024/25 educational 12 months cowl 68 women at a unit price of N5,730,396 for one 12 months, amounting to a complete of N389,666,928.
- The schooling charges for 2025 to 2027 cowl 30 women at a unit price of N5,730,396 for 3 years, with a complete of N515,735,640.
- For vocational expertise coaching and starter packs for AUN college students, 30 women are every allotted N5,000,000 as a one-off price, bringing the entire to N150,000,000.
- Vocational expertise coaching and starter packs for 38 women and one graduate (39 in complete) are additionally calculated at a one-off unit price of N5,000,000, leading to N195,000,000.
- Lodging and feeding for 39 women throughout vocational coaching is budgeted at N500,000 per particular person for six months, giving a complete of N117,000,000.
- Hire allowance for 9 women in Adamawa is ready at N600,000 every for 3 years, amounting to N16,200,000.
- Baby assist for 9 women is calculated at N70,000 per thirty days for 36 months, with a complete of N22,680,000.
- Parental assist for 276 women is budgeted at N200,000 every for 3 years, totaling N165,600,000.
- Surgical and medical assist for one woman is a one-off price of N3,680,000.
- Journey and logistics for surgical procedure assist for one woman cowl three journeys at a complete of N900,000.
- Journey and logistics for pre- and post-surgery assist are budgeted as a one-off price of N5,000,000.
- NHIS enrollment for 68 women is ready at a unit price of N1,150 every for 36 months, giving a complete of N2,815,200.
- Monitoring and analysis of educational progress over three years is budgeted at N120,000,000.
- Provisions for meals, toiletries, sanitary wares, and different necessities over three years are set at N150,000,000.
- The grand complete for all these bills quantities to N1,854,277,768.
Extra insights
The Ministry stated the initiative represents greater than monetary assist. It represents Nigeria’s pledge to show a darkish chapter in our nation’s historical past right into a story of resilience, dignity, and hope.
It added that President Tinubu had proven statesmanship by guaranteeing the women’ schooling at AUN continues regardless of political criticisms from its proprietor, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
The Ministry urged political leaders and stakeholders to assist the women’ rehabilitation.
“This administration subsequently calls on well-meaning Nigerians, together with opposition leaders, to hitch palms in supporting these younger girls reasonably than indulging in grandstanding. True management is measured by tangible motion, not empty criticism.
What it is best to know
The kidnapping of the Chibok girls in April 2014 stays one in all Nigeria’s most tragic safety incidents. On the evening of April 14, Boko Haram insurgents stormed Authorities Women Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, and kidnapped 276 schoolgirls who have been getting ready for his or her remaining exams.
- By navy operations and negotiated releases, over 178 of the women have since been freed or escaped. Nevertheless, greater than 90 are nonetheless unaccounted for, leaving households and communities ready for closure greater than a decade later.
- As of April 2024, that 90 women stay unaccounted for, nonetheless believed to be in captivity. UNICEF famous that within the final 10 years, conflict-related violence has led to greater than 1,680 youngsters kidnapped whereas in school and elsewhere; 180 youngsters killed because of assaults on colleges; an estimated 60 college workers kidnapped and 14 killed; and greater than 70 assaults on colleges
The specter of abduction of scholars is severely affecting youngsters’s studying. As of 2021, over a million youngsters have been afraid to return to high school, and in 2020, round 11,500 colleges have been closed because of assaults.
