Fatima Aliyu, the wife of the Sokoto State Governor, has started giving out cash support to 41,821 female students. This is part of the ‘Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment’ (AGILE) project.
This support is part of a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Its goal is to help more girls in Sokoto State go to school by giving them money to support their education.
Aliyu explained that the programme is meant to help girls deal with money problems so they can stay in school and continue learning.
She said she’s happy the AGILE project is helping reduce the number of girls not going to school by encouraging more of them to attend secondary school in Nigeria.
Because of the success of the project, more states in Nigeria are now getting educational support.
Aliyu added that educating girls helps build a fairer and better society.
She advised the girls and their families to use the money wisely and make sure the girls attend school regularly and focus on their studies.
The National Coordinator of AGILE, Fatima Buba-Haruna, said the cash support is an important part of the AGILE project. It helps more girls go to school, stay in school, and move on to higher classes.
She said she hopes the programme will bring lasting changes and improve the lives of many girls.
Buba-Haruna said the AGILE project shows the government’s strong commitment to education, especially under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. It aims to make sure every Nigerian child can get a good education.
She said AGILE not only supports girls’ education but also encourages their talents, creativity, and excellence.
She added that more states are getting extra funding because of the project’s success, and this will help the programme grow and last longer.
Buba-Haruna also said the expansion means more girls will be helped, and new ideas will be used to improve learning and help girls feel included in society.
Dr. Mansur Isa-Buhari, the Programme Coordinator, said that so far, 749 classrooms have been renovated, over 11,000 student desks provided, and 214 solar-powered boreholes installed in schools.
He added that 1,652 toilets were built, 4,480 trees planted, and 11,325 girls joined safe space programmes for learning and support.
Isa-Buhari said that 97,446 learning materials have been given out, and 2,240 members of school management committees have been trained on their roles in the project.
He said the goal is not just to send children to school, but to make sure they learn and grow in safe, welcoming, and supportive environments.
Isa-Buhari thanked Governor Ahmad Aliyu for his help and asked parents to make sure their daughters attend school regularly.
He also said that by the end of the programme, about 200,000 girls will be supported in Sokoto State.
Some parents praised the AGILE project and said it brings hope to girls. They called for full community support to keep it going.
On September 19, it was reported that AGILE also gave out N40,000 cash support to schoolgirls in Kogi State.
This came after Governor Usman Ododo launched the programme on July 28, 2025.
The goal in Kogi State is the same: to help girls go to school, stay in school, and move forward in their education. This will help them play a stronger role in the state’s development.
During the event, AGILE gave preloaded ATM cards to the parents or guardians of the girls receiving the support.
The organisers said this was not a one-time event. It’s part of an ongoing promise by the governor to keep supporting girls’ education through the AGILE project.
Kogi State Project Coordinator, Ahmed Oricha, thanked the governor for keeping his promise and making sure all girls across the state got their ATM cards.
He said the project will give N40,000 each to 13,359 girls in transition classes, helping them overcome financial and cultural barriers to education.
