Skills will address 75% of joblessness in Nigeria – Mamman
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, says skilling is the only answer to the joblessness faced by 75 per cent of Nigerian school leavers. Mamman was speaking at a…
We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has pledged to continue to offer humanitarian support for Gazans sheltering in Rafah.The UN agency made the pledge on Monday amid reports that…
Commission streamlines operations with agencies to address out-of-school issues
The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-school Education (NCAOOSE) has engaged other education agencies in streamlining overlapping roles towards addressing out-of-school children in the country. The Executive Secretary of the…
UNICEF donates polio eradication centre, 4 Hilux to kebbi
UNICEF on Wednesday donated an edifice named, “Polio Emergency Operation Centre”, to Kebbi State Primary Health Care Development Agency as part of its efforts to hasten the eradication of poliomyelitis.…
UNICEF seeks Enugu Govt’s partnership on childcare programmes
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to Enugu state Government to support it’s programmes on child’s rights to enable the agency to achieve its set objectives in the…
1.3m girls have access to education in Northern Nigeria – UNICEF
No fewer than 1.3 million girls are now having access to education in the Northern parts of the country, Mr Rahama Farah, the Chief, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kano…
GPE COVID-19 response grant targets 12m children, teachers – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday said the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) COVID-19 response grant given to Nigeria was aimed at reaching 12 million children. UNICEF…
Alternate School Programme to take education to children’s doorsteps-Minister
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says, the aim of the Alternate School Programme (ASP) is to take education to the doorsteps of…