Tag: World Bank
New university curricula and the neoliberal siege against Nigeria
By Omotoye Olorode
It is probably no more news that the National Universities Commission (NUC) “…on Tuesday 5th and...
Kebbi gets $70m World Bank fund for girl child education
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu says his administration has secured a 70 million US dollars World...
BESDA programme launched in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Government has launched the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) by Jigawa Government in...
BESDA: Niger gets N1.9bn from World Bank
Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) accessed $6m (over N1.9b) from the World Bank, for the implementation...
UNILAG wins World Bank grant
The University of Lagos has won a grant for the Sustainable Procurement, Environment and Social Standards Center of Excellence (UNILAG -SPESSECE).
World Bank loans Nigeria N220bn to reduce out-of-school children
The Nigerian Federal Government said it has got money from the World Bank to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the...
African universities meet in Abuja on ACE impact
As the first phase of the World Bank-funded African Centres of Excellence (ACE) project ends, centres from 53 universities located in 12...
Don’t include private universities in World Bank interventions, NUC cautions
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has cautioned against the inclusion of private universities in proposed World Bank interventions in higher education in Nigeria.
NUC Executive...
LASU now World Bank’s African Centre of Excellence on STEM Education
The Lagos State University (LASU) has been selected as one of World Bank's Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (CITSE).
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