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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 23 Oct 2017

    Why does #Nigeria have the highest number of children out of school in the world? A new series investigates. 🏫 📻 http://bbc.in/2xhDzvA pic.twitter.com/t9U8pbjQC1

    5:25 AM - 23 Oct 2017
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      1. Ubaka Chimdalu‏ @UbakaChimdalu 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        What is Nigeria's budgetary allocation for education? Now, how much of that goes into education? This is part of the reason.

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      2. Molaw‏ @geeq38 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        We r the most populous African Nation that's y

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      2. AYANLOLA ABDULJELIL‏ @owolabitaiwo 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @heylagos

        Investigate keh! You know the answers already.. Bad leadership cum corruption.

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      3. HeyLagos!‏ @heylagos 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @owolabitaiwo @BBCAfrica

        😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

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      1. LIGHT- 🇳🇬‏ @ph_lost_child 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @oluwaloninyo

        If you ask me,abeg who make I ask too??

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      1. Cancer Nutrition Mag‏ @CancerMag 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A call of #Action in #Nigeria Education sector is required thorough investigation on bills allocated to the education should be requested.

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      1. Isah‏ @ijgamba 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Its actually the northern part of Nigeria that has such problems,now u can tell why BOKOHARAM emerged from there. Education is a sacrilege

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      2. Word4U‏ @Word4rmdManger 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        GEJ's effort to promote education via Almajiri school Northern Nigeria has been undone by Buhari' s admin thus increase in street beggars

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      3. Sir Segun‏ @Pinkysegun 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Word4rmdManger @BBCAfrica

        It was shit during GEJ's term, was shit b4 him........keep the mass uneducated so they can keep reelecting the old fools to power

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      1. George Achongo‏ @AchongoGeorge 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        They love shortcuts.

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      1. MY NAME IS MY NAME‏ @jasonbiggz1 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Nigeria is corrupt !!! Simplest answer 😌

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      2. Jean Pierre Elonga‏ @jpelonga 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's because Nigeria can count. In countries like the DRC where they stopped countig, the reality is even worse than in Nigeria

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      3. Nii Ayɛkwei‏ @Naku_Nii 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @jpelonga @BBCAfrica

        Why are you deflecting? The story is about Nigeria and not DRC.

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      2. Brad_Dynany‏ @kennethbrad2 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Most successful people in Africa are business men,only a few successful people are intellectuals,they see no need in schooling,but business

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      3. Sir Segun‏ @Pinkysegun 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @kennethbrad2 @BBCAfrica

        Ask yourself why dangote and co all went back for degrees......the most successful nigerians point which are illiterate

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