Jeddah, Rabi' I 22, 1438, December 21, 2016 -- President of the Islamic Development Bank Group Dr. Bandar Hajjar signed here today with Niger's Minister of Planning, Kane Aichatouto an agreement to finance a project to support bilingual education Arabic and French in Niger with the amount of $ 42 million . The project includes building 100 primary schools, 25 intermediate ones, furnishing schools and providing scholarships for girls and teaching necessary education equipment, hiring new teachers, teacher training, establishing mobile laboratories, and the establishing education management information system. -- SPA 21:28 LOCAL TIME 18:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w295842