Fellowships

United Nations Millennium Fellowship 2025 for Students Worldwide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2024

The United Nations Academic Impact, in collaboration with MCN, introduces the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long programme designed to enhance leadership skills and amplify social impact directly on your campus. Participants gain access to exceptional training, valuable connections, and

Edu News

Girls’ school dropout costs Sub-Saharan Africa $210 billion in GDP annually

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

According to the United Nations, the high percentage of female school dropouts in Sub-Saharan Africa results in an annual economic loss of approximately $210 billion. The report, titled “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals – The Gender Snapshot 2024,” emphasises the severe economic consequences of gender disparity in education across the area,

Tertiary institutions

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,

Edu News

Over 1.3 million northern children’s education was disrupted by school attacks, says UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Over 1.3 million children have experienced disruptions in their education as a result of recent school attacks, mostly in the North East and North West areas of 2021, according to UNICEF, which has published this information and called for precautionary shutdown of schools. This is in response to the UN Agency emphasising how urgent it […]