Salim Umar, chairperson of Farmers and Herders Initiative for Peace and Development Africa (FHIPD–Africa), says bandits have killed more than 2,000 teachers in Nigeria since 2014. Umar said this on
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Nigeria loses about $40 billion in potential revenue due to the less educated population, a report by SB Morgan (SBM) Intelligence has found. SBM, a research organisation, said the rate
Julius Ihonvbere, chairman, house of representatives committee on basic education and services, says political leaders should take the issue of out-of-school children (OOSC) seriously to avoid creating future criminals. According
The hustling and bustling of children clustered around the Iyana-Ipaja market in Lagos state drew the attention of passersby. Many of them, aged six and above, were seen either hawking
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government has spent $100 million on feeding 10 million pupils
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says over 20 million children and youths are out of school
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it has enrolled about 964,325 out-of-school children in Zamfara and Sokoto states since
Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, senior special assistant to the president on sustainable development goals (SDGs), says 23 states including the federal capital
Sa’ad Salihu, chairman of the internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in Jibia LGA of Katsina, says over 3,000 children have been sacked
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says data from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) shows that 536,132 children have stopped