For 25 cents a day, poor Nigerians get a shot at science education

For 25 cents a day, poor Nigerians get a shot at science education

At least 10.5 million children in Nigeria do not attend school, the highest rate in the world, according to the United Nations.

Now, a Nigerian school is giving students from poor families the chance to learn STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects for a fee of 25 cents a day.

The hope is that with their new-found skills, the students can help their families escape poverty.

The school's founder plans to expand her efforts and create more schools in Nigeria.



A Nigerian school is targeting students from poor families to give them a chance to excel at science, maths and engineering for a fee of 100 naira (25 cents) a day, hoping they can hone skills to help their families escape poverty.

One student, 12-year-old Faridat Bakare who enrolled at Knosk Secondary School in Abuja in 2020, a year after it opened, has set her sights on becoming an engineer.

In a technical laboratory at the school, she shows off a prototype for a solar-powered car made from cardboard, which she developed with her classmates.

"I want to become an electrical engineer who works with robots and solar panels and all the connections of all the snap circuits and ...