Tag: out of school children
Plateau SUBEB tasks new education secretaries on massive enrollment
The Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has charged the newly appointed Education Secretaries in the state...
Adamawa, Borno, Yobe get $20 million GPE grant
The North-east states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have received the sum of $20 million accelerated funding grant...
Nigeria: Out-of-school children now 6.9 million
The Nigerian government has revealed that the number of out-of-school children in the country reduced to 6.9 million...
Children’s survival depends on basic skills – UBEC chair
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi says Nigerian children need basic skills to...
Nigeria: COVID-19 and inclusive education of UNESCO’s 2030 agenda
By Mahfuz Alabidun
When the outbreak of COVID-19 started globally, it was as though Nigerians were different species of...
Kano legislature passes free compulsory education bill
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed into law, a bill to make education free and compulsory at the basic education...
Governments failed in equalising educational access during the COVID-19 lockdown
A senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Management, University of Lagos, Dr Esther Oshionebo said that the alternative learning platforms created...
Keeping children in school after COVID-19
In this video, we are joined by Ms Stella Blaize of EduMarshals Limited as we examine grey areas that need to be...
Senate seeks integration of Almajiri into UBE
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday moved to address the integration of the Almajiri into the Universal Basic Education (UBE) system.
Buhari urges end to violence against children
As Nigeria joins the international community to celebrate the Day of the African Child, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the commitment of...