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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION          U.S.A.                      Cable Address: INDEVAS
June 12, 2017
Honorable Kemi Adeosun
Minister of Finance
Federal Ministry of Finance
Ahmadu Bello Way
Central Business District
Abuja
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Honorable Minister:
Re: Federal Republic of Nigeria: Credit No. 5220-NG
(State Education Program Investment Project)
Amendment No. 1 to the Financing Agreement
We refer to the Financing Agreement dated April 16, 2013 (the "Agreement") for the
above-referenced Project, between the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the "Recipient") and the
International Development Association (the "Association"). We also refer to the letter dated May
16, 2016, requesting specific modifications to the Agreement.
We are pleased to inform you that the Association agrees to your request and, therefore,
proposes to amend the Agreement in respect of the provisions as follows:
1.     The first paragraph of the Project Description in Schedule 1 of the Agreement is deleted in
its entirety and is replaced with the following:
"The objective of the Project is to strengthen the educational system by supporting:
(a) need-based teacher deployment; (b) school level management and accountability; and
(c) measurement of student learning in the Participating States."
2.     Section IV, Part B, paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Agreement is deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following paragraph:
"5.    The Closing Date is October 31, 2019."
All other provisions of the Agreement, except amended herein, shall remain in full force
and effect.


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Please indicate your agreement with the foregoing amendments to the Agreements on
behalf of the Recipient by countersigning and dating the two original copies of this letter and
returning one countersigned original to us. The amendments to the Agreement shall become
effective as of the date of countersignature of this letter.
Sincerely,
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Rachid Benmessaoud
Country Director for Nigeria
Africa Region
AGREED:
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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