“Claims that 60 million Nigerian youths and adults are illiterate; of which 60% are female, and 11 million are out-of school.”
Mr Prinzo James
Deputy Director, Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education.. At the 2018 International Literacy Day celebration in Kano..
DUBAWA rated thisThe claim is False.
In short
Mr Prinzo James (Deputy Director, Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education.) made this claim. DUBAWA (Nigeria) looked into it and published its finding on 17 January 2019. Its rating was “The claim is False.”.
This check was done by DUBAWA, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.