Sen. Yari to sponsor out-of-school children in 250,000 Zamfara households
Senator Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara), has pledged to sponsor the education of out-of-school children from 250,000 households in Zamfara. To this end, the Senator directed […]
Out of School Children
2 million ‘Almajiri’ children registered in basic education – Minister
The Federal Government has enrolled two million out-of-school “Almajiri” children in basic and Arabic literacy programmes. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this […]
100 million children, youths out of school in Africa – AU
The African Union (AU) has said no fewer than 100 million children and youth aged five to 19 across Africa are not socially integrated […]
45m Nigerian children enroll in basic education system
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) on Monday disclosed that Nigeria has over 45 million children currently enrolled […]
Education minister seeks partnership in tackling out-of-school children
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a bid to reduce the menace of out of school children in the country, the Minister of State for […]
Out-of-school: Nigeria needs 20,000 more schools, 907,769 classrooms — UBEC
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission has revealed that Nigeria needs an additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms to be […]
I.6m children are out-of-school in Northeast Nigeria – UNICEF
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 1.6 million children are out of school in North […]
NGO pays fees for 200 out-of-school children in Niger
An NGO, Ustaz Development Initiative in Niger, has paid fees for about 200 out-of-school children in Chanchaga Local Government Area, to enable them to return […]
Diri laments 250,000 out-of-school children in Bayelsa, seeks stakeholders support
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday expressed regret at the estimated 250,000 out-of-school children in the state, saying the figure was worrisome and alarming. […]
Atiku woos Abuja indigenes, pledges to tackle insecurity, out-of-school children
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to improve security of the country, when elected as president of the […]
Zulum commends FG ARC- P project in Borno
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the initiative and Implementation of the federal government project, tagged: “(ARC-P) in Borno […]
Zulum flags off ARC-P training programme for 968 facilitators in Borno
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has declared open a 3-week At Risks Children Programme (ARC-P), which is a training […]
Kebbi plans to return 750,000 out-of-school children to classroom – KBSUBEB
Prof. Suleiman Khalid, Chairman, Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (KBSUBEB), said that the board had stepped-up efforts to return 750,000 out-of-school children to classroom […]
98m children still out of school in Sub-Sahara Africa – UNESCO
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says new data shows that 98 million children and youth between the ages of six and 18 worldwide […]
COVID-19: 405m children risk dropping out of school – UNICEF
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worldwide from a full return to the classroom. […]
EU, UNICEF improve school data collection, analysis and usage in north-east Nigeria
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The European Union (EU) and UNICEF have built the capacity of 50 government education officers in north-east Nigeria to improve […]
UNICEF to support Sokoto on action plan for out of school children
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Sokoto State Arabic and Islamic Education Board, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Sokoto State Zakkat and Waqf and […]