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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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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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Meal For Learning (1): Nigerian Students Struggle With Increasing Food Prices
Despite the declining inflation rate in Nigeria, the persistent increase in food prices is affecting students in different tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Faith Omoniyi, for Twentyten Daily, spoke with several students who narrated their experiences studying in Nigeria’s unfavorable economic situation. Victor Awotubo, a student of english and literary studies in the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti,…
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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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FG To Equip 40 Million Children With Reflective Jackets
The federal government of Nigeria has promised to equip 40 million schoolchildren across the country with reflective jackets, as part of its efforts to prevent accidents. The minister for state education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba made this known at the launch of the accident prevention initiative, organized by the ministry of education in Abuja on Thursday, May…