The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says 75 percent of children aged seven to 14 years in Nigeria cannot read simple sentence or solve basic maths. Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Nigeria
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Save the Children International (SCI) Nigeria, a charity organisation, says the country must step up investment in education. The organisation said this on Tuesday in a statement to mark this
Yosola Akinbi, national coordinator of the human capital development project of the National Economic Council (NEC) says Nigeria is planning to increase the rate of primary school enrolment from 46
Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, says the estimated 250,000 out-of-school children in the state are alarming. According to NAN, the governor spoke on Tuesday during the inauguration of a national
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says urgent steps need to be taken to tackle Nigeria’s rising rate of out-of-school children. He
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has inaugurated the At Risks Children Programme (ARC-P) to provide mentorship for out-of-school children. Zulum
Salim Umar, chairperson of Farmers and Herders Initiative for Peace and Development Africa (FHIPD–Africa), says bandits have killed more than
Nigeria loses about $40 billion in potential revenue due to the less educated population, a report by SB Morgan (SBM)
Julius Ihonvbere, chairman, house of representatives committee on basic education and services, says political leaders should take the issue of
The hustling and bustling of children clustered around the Iyana-Ipaja market in Lagos state drew the attention of passersby. Many
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