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UNICEF, partners develop education revolution road map for 3 Northern States

Angel Ojonugwa November 27, 2024

BIRNIN KEBBI (Sundiata Scholar) – United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with implementing partners have developed a road map for revolutionising education and shaping children future in Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States. reports that the plan was unveiled at the

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UNICEF, Katsina Govt. empower 800 out-of-school adolescent girls

Angel Ojonugwa November 26, 2024

KATSINA (Sundiata Scholar) – The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has empowered 800 out-of-school adolescent girls across four selected local government areas in the state. Hajiya Zainab Abdulkarim, Acting Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS), Department of Girl Child Education and Child

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EU, UNICEF train education stakeholders on school safety in Kano

Angel Ojonugwa October 10, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – The European Union (EU), in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commenced the training of education stakeholders on school safety, psycho-social support and climate literacy in Kano.Speaking at the opening on Wednesday in Kano, Aisha Abdullahi, state education facilitator, Education and Youth Empowerment (EYE),

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Gombe Govt. partners UNICEF to address education deficit

Angel Ojonugwa September 11, 2024

GOMBE (Sundiata Scholar) – The Gombe State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a project aimed at tackling foundational literacy challenge and poor numeracy skills in primary schools. reports that the initiative is in response to alarming findings from a recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The

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UNICEF, HiLWA brainstorm to bolster girl-child education

Angel Ojonugwa August 24, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – UNICEF has engaged the High Level Women Advocates (HiLWA) on ensuring sustainable ways of increasing Retention, Transition and Completion (RTC) of adolescents in secondary schools. HiLWA is a Non Governmental Organisation that works with UNICEF to assist the girl-child to possess relevant education qualifications. Speaking on the last day

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UNICEF and HiLWA collaborate to strengthen girl-child education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

UNICEF has partnered with High-Level Women Advocates (HiLWA) to develop sustainable strategies for promoting adolescent retention, transition, and completion in secondary schools. HiLWA, an NGO, collaborates with UNICEF to help girls in obtaining essential educational qualifications. Francis Elisha, UNICEF’s education specialist in Sokoto, said participants at a

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Ondo govt. pledges to minimise menace of out-of-school childrenMenace

Angel Ojonugwa August 22, 2024

AKURE (Sundiata Scholar) – Ondo State Government says it has put necessary measures in place to tackle the menace of out-of-school children in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Laolu Akindolire, stated this while speaking with the News Akindolire spoke on the sidelines of a two-day regional stakeholders’ meeting on […]

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 UNICEF partners Southwest states to tackle out-of-school children menace

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has formed partnerships with Southwest states to address the issue of out-of-school children in the region and investigate the core causes of the problem. UNICEF expressed concern about the number of out-of-school children and emphasised the importance of states to implement the retention, transition, and

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UNICEF advocates strong commitment to tackle Nigeria’s out-of-school children menaceUNICEF advocates strong commitment to tackle Nigeria’s out-of-school children menace

Angel Ojonugwa August 12, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria needs stronger commitment by state governments and stakeholders in the educational sector for the development of models to reduce the high number of out-of-school children. Azuka Menkiti, UNICEF Education Specialist, made the remarks on Monday in Ibadan, at a two-day regional

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Foundational literacy, numeracy, cornerstones of child’s educational journey – Sani

Angel Ojonugwa July 30, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) are the cornerstones of every child’s educational journey. Sani, represented by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Muhammad Bello, said this at a two-day seminar organised by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), with support from the

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Adamawa, UNICEF begin distribution of learning materials to 343,942 children

Angel Ojonugwa July 16, 2024

YOLA ( Sundiata  Scholar) – Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) with support from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has inaugurated the distribution of learning materials to 343,942 children across 931 public primary schools in the state. Speaking at the ceremony in Yola on Thursday, UNICEF Chief of Bauchi Field office, Dr Tusha Rane,

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UNICEF launches new child education project in the northeast to address out-of-school children crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 28, 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has labelled Nigeria’s education sector as crisis-ridden, with figures skewed against the country across all education development indicators. According to UNICEF, the crisis is marked by a large number of out-of-school children, low attendance and engagement rates, low transition rates, low completion rates, poor

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UNICEF: Nigeria Learning Passport reaches 1m subscribers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 19, 2024

UNICEF is pleased to announce that the Nigeria Learning Passport has attained a significant milestone of one million subscribers. This revolutionary digital learning platform, which was launched to enable ongoing learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, has now become an important tool in providing quality and uninterrupted education to children across Nigeria. The Nigeria

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Education Science & TechUNICEF engages NYSC on digital learning in Adamawa

Angel Ojonugwa June 17, 2024

YOLA ( Sundiata Scholar) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has engaged 500 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to promote digital learning in schools across 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Adamawa. Its Education Specialist, Mr Abdurahman Ibrahim, said this on Saturday while speaking with newsmen at a two-day training of 500 corps […]

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Adamawa, UNICEF train 195 parents, teachers on childhood development

Angel Ojonugwa June 13, 2024

FOFURE (Sundiata Scholar) – (Adamawa) Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) with support from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has trained 194 parents and teachers on Positive Parenting for effective early childhood development to mark World International Day of Play (IDP). Mr Joel Jutum, UNICEF education consultant in Adamawa, who spoke at the

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Enugu Smart Green Schools, fully operational September, 2025- Mbah

Angel Ojonugwa June 3, 2024

ENUGU ( Sundiata Post) – The Enugu State Government says the newly introduced Smart Green School (SGS) projects will be fully operational in September 2025 across the 260 political wards of the stateThe Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah made the disclosure in a media chat with the on Tuesday in Enugu. The commissioner said […]

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4 Northern States brainstorm on out-of-school children in Katsina

Angel Ojonugwa May 20, 2024

STATES (Sundiata Post) – brainstorm on out-of-school children in Katsina Katsina, Stakeholders in the education sector across the four states of North-West region, on Thursday converged on Katsina to deliberate on ways to address the issue of out-of-school children in their state. The two-day regional stakeholders meeting, which commenced in Katsina, brought together

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Only 63% of primary school-age children regularly attend school – UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria’s education system is encountering issues in terms of student retention, transition, and completion, notably in the country’s Northeast and Northwest. Speaking at a two-day regional stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children and retention, transition, and completion models in Bauchi,

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Abuja Hospital to collaborate with the presidency to help out-of-school children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 21, 2024

Christopher Otabor, Alliance Hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), has recommended providing free healthcare and education to the country’s disadvantaged and most vulnerable citizens as a realistic strategy for tackling poverty and enhancing health security for the majority of Nigerians. According to UNICEF data for 2023, one in every three Nigerian children

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UNICEF, Gombe State plan to reduce number of out-of-school children

Angel Ojonugwa April 19, 2024

GOMBE (Sundiata Post) – UNICEF is collaborating with Gombe State to develop a four-year Action Plan to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the state. Its Education Specialist in the state, Mr Abdulraham Ado, made this known when he spoke with newsmen in Gombe on Thursday. He spoke on the side-line of a policy […]