EDUCATION III

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The project would assist the Federal and six Northern State Governments: (a) to expand and diversify secondary education; (b) to increase the supply of primary school teachers; and (c) to support an applied research effort aimed at the development of primary education better related to the economic and social needs of the Northern States. The project, in association with complementary works to be undertaken by the Northern States, would comprise construction, furniture and equipment for: (a) about 30,000 places in 19 new and 40 existing secondary schools; (b) about 5,000 places in 8 new and 16 existing primary teacher training colleges and about 100 places in 1 secondary teacher training college; and (c) about 1,000 places at the Department of Basic Studies and Faculty of Education at Ahmadu Bello University, together with technical assistance for a primary education research project at the Institute of Education.