Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has officially announced plans to return 787,619 out-of-school children to school. In his address during a one-day stakeholders’ engagement organised for the 2025 enrolment drive campaign, the State Chairman of SUBEB, Mr Babaji Babadidi, explained that the campaign aimed to sensitise stakeholders and the general public on the
The Bauchi State House of Assembly has pledged to domesticate the law establishing the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children in the state. Speaker Abubakar Suleiman committed to the commission’s maiden annual general meeting in Kano. Represented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Education, Dr Nasiru Ala, he said the Assembly had
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has launched a drive to reduce the number of out-of-school children and increase enrolment across Nigeria. The announcement was made during a South regional enrolment drive in Uyo. Executive Secretary Aisha Garba, represented by her Special Assistant, Ibrahim Gold, stated that UBEC is committed to ensuring that all school-age
The Taraba State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have launched a new school enrollment campaign to provide free and quality education to children, in a bid to tackle issues like substance abuse, begging, and thuggery. According to a recent UNICEF report, over 10 million children in Nigeria are
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as the Pyrates Confraternity, has described Nigeria’s literacy crisis as a “national emergency,” unveiling a month-long campaign to highlight the issue. The Back-to-School Advocacy and Humanitarian Campaign, which runs from September 8 to October 8 2025, was launched by NAS Cap’n Dr Joseph Oteri. He cited UNICEF
Dr Lydia Odedeji, wife of the Bishop of Lagos West Diocese in the Anglican Communion, has described Nigeria’s rising number of out-of-school children as a “ticking time bomb” that could endanger the nation’s future. Speaking at the 26th annual Women’s Conference of the Diocese in Ipaja, Lagos, she cited UNICEF figures showing that over 10.2
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,
Over 5,000 out-of-school children have returned to the classroom, courtesy of Oando’s Foundational Learning Improvement Programme (FLIP), implemented under its LEARNOVATE strategy. Tonia Uduimoh, Head of the Oando Foundation, speaking at the foundation’s strategy dissemination activities held in Abuja recently, said the event marked the conclusion of the pilot phase and brought together education stakeholders
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
More than 5,000 children who had dropped out of school are back in classrooms after an intervention by the Oando Foundation. The initiative, part of the foundation’s Foundational Learning Improvement Programme (FLIP), was piloted in 60 schools across Ebonyi, Plateau and Sokoto States. It provided literacy and numeracy support for early learners, alongside remedial classes
