Nigeria’s adult illiterates have increased from 25 million in 1997 to 35 million in 2013, according to Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike. Speaking, yesterday, at a ministerial briefing to commemorate the 2013 International Literacy Day themed “Literacy for 21st century”, Wike said Nigeria had over 10.5 million children out of school which, according to him, is embarrassing to the nation.
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