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Visualizing The Impact Of Insecurity On Teachers
With almost a decade teaching, Oseni Shukura earns N45,000 teaching 20 students. Now, she is forced to retire back to her house until it is safe to teach again. On Monday, 25th of July, students of Federal Government College, Kwali-Abuja, had to vacate the school after an order by the government to close the school…
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Tracking The Timeline Of ASUU Strike
On May 25. 2022, the Academic Staff Union Of Universities industrial action strike clocked 100 days. The strike which began on February 14, was extended for an additional 12 weeks in May after the union said the federal government had failed to reach an agreement over pending issues raised. Emmanuel Osodeke, the national president of…
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In Three Months, Nigerians Spend $221m On Foreign Education
Data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown that Nigerians spent at least $220.86 million on foreign education between December 2021 and February 2022. This is according to the CBN data on the amount spent on educational service under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange for December 2021 to February…
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FG To Increase Education Budget By 50% In Two Years
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to increase the budget for the education sector by 50 percent over the next two years as part of a joint agreement among heads of state at the ongoing Global Education Summit in London. This was disclosed in a statement by his Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
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Kebbi State Secures $70 Million World Bank Grant
The Governor of Kebbi State has secured a 70 million dollar World Bank Grant to strengthen adolescent girl-child education in the state. Gov. Atiku Bagudu made this known at the 5th Kebbi State Women Ramadan Lecture Series held in Birnin Kebbi, the state’s capital over the weekend. According to data from EduCeleb, 38% out of…
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World Community Unable To Meet Global Literacy Target
According to UNESCO, world leaders might not be able to raise global education standards by 2030 as promised following poor turnout in current trends. UNESCO says current trends show that 30% of adults and 20% of young people will still be illiterate in poor countries in the next decade. The report which examined the progress…
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Wikipedia Celebrates 20 Years Anniversary
On the 15th of January, Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary, January 15th has always been regarded as Wikipedia day by its fans. Wikipedia a free multilingual, collaborative, volunteer-produced internet encyclopedia was founded on January 15th, 2001 by American-British entrepreneur Jimmy Wales starting with the English version as its first edition. Within 2 months of its…
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The New Anti-Cultism Bill Will Punish Parents Of Offenders
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed an anti-cultism bill that includes punishment for parents of convicted cultists. The bill titled The Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Bill 2020 prescribes “punishment” for parents of convicted cultists, has been passed by the Lagos state House of Assembly. The bill which will be sent to Governor…
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Out Of School Children: The Rise And Fall In Numbers
Different reports show that millions of Nigerian children have no access to basic primary education owing to several challenges the country had faced in years. These challenges include insecurity, food scarcity or rising inflation, displacement due to violence or attacks and the rising challenge of a pandemic. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund said…
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In Three Years, Thousands of NECO Candidates involve in Malpractices
Within the last three years, the National Examination Council has consistently recorded thousands of candidates involved in several forms of malpractice. While publishing the results of the 2020 Secondary School Certificate Examination, the council indicated that 33,470 candidates of 1.2 million candidates who wrote the exams were caught in different forms of malpractice. In 2019,…