Shade Ajayi, 50, reads a book as she sits in the library at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. Ajayi intends to continue her education for four more years, saying it will help her business. "People around me can read and write and they are succeeding in their businesses," she said. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, is helped by a teacher at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, works in her shop in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, irons her school uniform on a bed as she prepares to make her way to school, at her home in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 25, 2021. "I'm not ashamed that I wear a uniform," said Ajayi. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, takes notes during class at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Joy Adeniji, 12, plays a game with her classmates after school at Ilorin Grammar school, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, eats lunch in an empty calssroom at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, shops for thread for her bag-making business, at a store in Ilorin, Kwara state, March, 26, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, places her school uniform into a bag, to change into when she arrives at school, at her home in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 25, 2021. "I'm not ashamed that I wear a uniform," said Ajayi. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, sits with her landlord Mogaji, outside her home in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, stands up during class at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 25, 2021. Ajayi intends to continue her education for four more years, saying it will help her business. "People around me can read and write and they are succeeding in their businesses," she said. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, prepares to cook lunch at her home in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, shows old photographs of herself to her daughter Shola Adeboye at her home in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 24, 2021. "She has always wanted to be educated but she couldn't," said Adeboye. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, poses for a photo in her shop in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, looks at her classmates as they play outside after class at Ilorin Grammar School, Kwara state, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Students stand on tyres in the playground of Ilorin Grammar school, in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, takes notes during class at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, helps her six-year-old granddaughter Deborah Adeboye with her homework, at her home in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

A television sits on a table at Shola Ajayi's home in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

A teacher writes on a chalk board as she teaches a class at Ilorin Grammar School, in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, raises her hand to answer a question during class at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Houses stand in Shade Ajayi's neighbourhood in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, changes into her school uniform before attending class at Ilorin Grammar School in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, helps her six-year-old granddaughter Deborah Adeboye with her homework, at her home in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, reads a book on mathematics in the library at Ilorin Grammar School, Kwara state, March 24, 2021. Ajayi intends to continue her education for four more years, saying it will help her business. "People around me can read and write and they are succeeding in their businesses," she said. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, chats to some of her classmates after class at Ilorin Grammar school in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, walks through her neighbourhood as she makes her way to school in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Shade Ajayi, 50, works in her shop in Ilorin, Kwara state, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Quareebullahi Ajenifuja, 12, and Joy Adeniji, 12, take notes together during class at Ilorin Grammar school, in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja