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Year: 2026
About 70% of Nigerian 10-Year-Olds Cannot Read Simple Text, UBEC Warns!
Sources
* Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)
* Voice of Nigeria (VON)
* UNICEF Nigeria
* The Guardian Nigeria
* THISDAY
These are the sources used
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