Tag: out of school children
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...
Proper monitoring of COVID-19 education interventions would prevent mass illiteracy
Stakeholders have called on governments at all levels to adequately monitor the various education related interventions as a result of the Coronavirus...
Amidst COVID-19, Kano repatriates 251,893 almajiris
As fears grow over the increasing spread of Corona in Kano, the state Government has identified over 251,893 almajiris for eventual evacuation...
Editing the code of violence in Northern Nigeria
By Hauwa Ibrahim
Nigeria is in a unique position, the world’s seventh-most populous country about 200 million people and...
Don faults scrapping Almajiri education
The Rector of Kaduna Polytechnic, Idris Bugaje, has faulted the plan to scrap the Almajiri system of education in the northern...