EDUCATION

FG addressed only two of our eight demands – ASUU

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday said only two of its eight demands have so far been met by the Federal Government in the last nine months. The Ibadan Zone of the union made this known in a statement after its meeting at the Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH),

EDUCATION

Aisha Buhari charges well-to-do Nigerians on education

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has called on well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aid of victims of insurgency and banditry particularly on the education of children from the states affected by security challenges. She made the call during an inspection tour of a school built by the Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF) in […]

EDUCATION

Project verification exercise: Ogun SUBEB collaborates with development partners

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

By: Adémólá Òrúnbon The Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in collaboration with Development Partners Coordination have commenced 2021 phase one (1) project verification and assessments in the State, so as to ensure compliance, guideline and action plan of the present administration.   The Chairman of Ogun State SUBEB, Dr. Femi Majekodunmi made this

EDUCATION

USAID impacts 200,000 out-of-school youths in Borno, Yobe

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

USAID has rounded off a three-year U.S. and UK government-funded activity in Nigeria’s North East that significantly increased safe and relevant educational opportunities for children and youths in crisis-affected areas. The USAID Mission Director Dr. Anne Patterson, joined Nigerian education officials and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to mark the

EDUCATION

Primary, Secondary schools in Kaduna to reopen from Sunday – Govt

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

Authorities in Kaduna State have announced a new schedule for the reopening of secondary and primary schools across the state. Commissioner of Education in the state, Shehu Makarfi, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. This comes two months after incessant attacks by bandits on communities forced the government to order the […]

EDUCATION

Critical gaps in refugee education, only 34% attend secondary school – UNHCR

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2021

▪︎Two-thirds of refugee children may not get to post primary school Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday, calling for an international effort to confront “critically low” levels of school and university enrolment. Recent progress “is now under threat,” said UNHCR chief Filippo […]