Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says he will issue an executive order to prohibit school-age children from roaming the streets during school hours, and launch a twenty-five million dollars outcomes-based education fund.
Sanwo-Olu announced this while speaking at the launch of the Lagos Education Access Fund, LEAF, and inauguration of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB.
The governor stated that the executive order would strengthen measures against out-of-school children and increase accountability among parents, communities, and institutions tasked with ensuring every school-age child attends school regularly.
According to him, Lagos, through partnership with the Education Outcome Fund and development partners, will deploy twenty-five million dollars in outcomes-based financing to support over two hundred thousand children statewide.
Sanwo-Olu said the initiative would also support one hundred and fifty thousand pupils already in school by strengthening literacy and numeracy outcomes, ensuring classroom presence translates into actual learning and long-term success.