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Kuwait times, Thu, Aug 07, 2025 | Safar 13, 1447
KFAED sign loan agreement with Nigeria for children's education
Kuwait:
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a loan agreement
with Nigeria on Tuesday to help fund the project aimed at supporting education
for children outside the educational system in Kaduna state.
On their official X account, KFAED said that the draft agreement signed by the
Acting Director General, Waleed Al-Bahar and the Nigerian Minister of State for
Finance, Dr. Doris Aneti, is focused on developing the education infrastructure
by establishing rehabilitating schools and enhancing access to basic education,
especially for children with special needs, girls, and adolescents, in addition
to strengthening the capabilities of the educational administration. KFAED was
established in 1961 with the aim of assisting other Arab nations with an initial
budget of KD 50 million (USD 163.6 million), then in 1974 the establishment
started directing its efforts to Africa where both Arab and African nation were
receiving supporting funds.