The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that drastic reductions in global education funding could force an additional six million children out of school by 2026. The agency projects a significant shortfall in Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education, threatening to reverse progress and deepen the worldwide learning crisis. According to its recent analysis,
Governor Ahmed Aliyu is set to place a monthly salary on Imams, muezzins, mosque leaders and prayer callers in Sokoto state, due to their roles as Islamic religious leaders. This comes on the heels of over 66.4% of Sokoto’s 1.25 million school-age children out of the classroom, making it the second highest bearer of the
Over 7.4 million Nigerian boys are currently out of school, a figure that experts warn could spark a major social crisis if not addressed urgently. The alarm was raised at the 2nd Annual International Conference of the Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja, where youth advocacy group Boys Champions presented
ActionAid Nigeria has warned that the country may only achieve 36 per cent of its human capital potential if urgent reforms are not made in education and child welfare. Citing the World Bank’s Human Capital Index, the group’s Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, said a child born in Nigeria today is likely to reach just over
About one in three teachers in Nigeria’s basic schools are unqualified, a situation UBEC says is undermining the quality of education across the country. Data for the 2022/23 academic year show that only 70.8 per cent of teachers meet official standards, leaving 492,912 without proper credentials. The South West has the lowest share of qualified
Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, says Nigeria’s growing crime rate is tied to the country’s declining educational standards. Speaking at the weekend during a visit by the management of Ekiti State University (EKSU), led by Vice Chancellor Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, Babalola warned that the country must urgently overhaul its
The Provost of the Federal College of Education, Ofeme, Abia State, Dr Titus Ezeme, has warned that Nigeria’s tertiary institutions cannot rely on government funding alone and must attract private and community support to survive. He gave the warning while receiving books donated to the college library by Mr S.K. Nwokoye, a former lecturer at
The Pro‑Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Kayode Olubunmi Ojo, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prioritise sweeping investment in higher education, warning that years of neglect have left the sector at breaking point. Speaking at the university’s 54th convocation ceremony, Ojo described the decay in
Two students of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State have been abducted. It was gathered that the two were from the Department of Science Lab Tech at the polytechnic. Community sources said that the victims were driving home to Asaba in a Toyota saloon car when they
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria has reached 18.95 million, raising fresh concerns over the country’s growing education crisis. The figure was disclosed at an orientation programme for traditional rulers held in Numan, Adamawa State. UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office organised the event in collaboration with
