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Dabiri-Erewa seeks additional support for revamping the education sector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged Nigerians living abroad to invest in delivering quality education to out-of-school children in Nigeria. This, she said, will go a long way towards complementing the government’s efforts to reform the

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SUBEB links migration from the North and insecurity to out-of-school children in Ondo

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

At least 240,000 out-of-school children are found throughout the state, according to information released yesterday by Victor Olabimtan, Chairman of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). While raising the alarm, Olabimtan insisted that every effort was being made to curb the menace and emphasised that the unrest in the country’s north, which he […]

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Educationists seek government funding to support low-cost private schools 

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 20, 2024

Two educationists, Mr. Emmanuel Orji and Mrs. Olanrewaju Oniyitan, have urged state governments to assist low-cost, privately-owned schools that cater to poor communities. They said that with this kind of assistance, their schools would be able to fulfil the necessary conditions to function as the nation’s standard schools. They also demanded that the regulations

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UNICEF to enrol 4,000 out-of-school girls in Katsina

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 20, 2024

Through its Reaching and Empowering Adolescent females in North-West Nigeria (REACH) programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has started enrolling 4,000 out-of-school adolescent females in Katsina State schools. The programme is being carried out in the state’s local government areas of Rimi, Mani, and Katsina and is supported by UNICEF in

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FG to fund school feeding programmes with N100 billion in 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 2, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has revealed that the recently approved 2024 budget includes a N100 billion provision for school food programmes for students nationwide in an effort to encourage attendance in schools and lessen the problem of out-of-school children. He made this revelation at the State House in Abuja when the 2024 appropriations bill was signed […]

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Out-of-school children: Tinubu to recruit teachers and establish more schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

According to President Bola Tinubu, democracy needs to be inclusive and progressive, with a primary focus on combating poverty by giving young people access to jobs and high-quality education for all Nigerian children. On Thursday in Lagos, Mr. Tinubu welcomed members of the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) and stated his support

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How Kano May Tackle The Challenge Posed by Out-of-School Children — UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2023

The government of Kano State has received advice from UNICEF on how to deal with the 989,234 out-of-school children that are now present in the State. This is in line with what the organisation indicated, that a large budget for education is necessary, but that once the budget has been approved, the funds must also […]