Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a £19 million funding commitment to support the development of climate-resilient health and education facilities in Nigeria.

The announcement was made on Tuesday at the joint inauguration of 84 climate-resilient schools and primary healthcare centres in Kano and Jigawa States.

The project is part of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) initiative, led by the UK Government in partnership with the federal government, UNICEF, and the governments of Kano and Jigawa States.

According to the organisers, in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES, the CRIBS programme is designed to protect essential services from the growing threats of climate change.

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