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Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has revealed that despite notable improvements in budgetary allocations for the education sector in Kano State, challenges in funding remain, hindering efforts to address the state’s educational crisis.

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The United Nations Children’s Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather

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In India alone, 54,784,029 students were affected in 2024, with heatwaves being the major climate hazard causing the largest school disruption.

Kano alone accounts for 989,234 out-of-school children, while Katsina and Jigawa have 536,112 and 337,861 respectively. Farah added that in Kano, 32 per cent of primary school-age children are not attending school.

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund(UNICEF), on Friday said nearly one million children in Kano State are currently out of school.

The report further indicated that 989,234 children of primary school age, or roughly 32 per cent of the population, were currently not enrolled in formal education in the state.

ShareOver 10.2 million children are out of schools in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States, which consists 16% of the total population of the children in the states. The Chief of Field Officer of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Kano,