Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is planning to establish five smart boarding schools in Niger State under its $110 million Smart Education Transformation Project, the state government has said.

Bologi Ibrahim, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Mohammed Bago, said this in a statement issued Monday after a meeting between an IsDB delegation and the governor at the Government House in Minna.

The project, known as SmartEdu, will also be implemented in Yobe and Jigawa states. It is designed to expand digital learning infrastructure, improve school facilities and address the problem of out-of-school children.

The IsDB operations team leader, Imtiaz Alam, said the delegation was in Niger State to consult government...