The Nigerian Governors’ Forum, in collaboration with the World Bank, Human Capital
Development and the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, has reaffirmed the
commitment of all 36 state governors to making Early Childhood Development a
strategic priority in Nigeria’s human capital development agenda.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat Dr. Abdulateef Shittu who was represented by the Director, Media and Strategic Communications,
Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, stated this at the North-West Zonal Consultative
Workshop on Early Childhood Development
The period from pregnancy through the first five years of life represents a critical window for a child’s development. He said it’s during these formative years that the foundations for health,
learning, cognitive development and future productivity are established.”
The Director-General said Nigeria must increasingly approach ECD as a development and economic imperative rather than as an intervention limited to a single sector, noting that investing in Early Childhood Development is therefore not only an investment in children;
it is an investment in Nigeria’s human capital and long-term economic development
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