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CLEMENT IDOKO writes that the report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which indicated that 10 million children under five are not enrolled

  Most of the bandits and terrorists-ravaged states in the northern part of the country made the top lists of out-of-school children in Nigeria which has now reached 20 million. According to a report quoted by a research firm, SB Morgan, Kebbi State has 62% for male and 67% for female out-of-school children, Bauchi has 60% for males, and 61% female, while Zamfara followed the list, with 57.4% for males, and 66% for females.

Official data from Nigeria’s Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has shown that 32 states have not accessed over N48 billion in UBEC funds available for improving basic education across all states.  The Universal Basic Education Programme is aimed at ensuring free education for Children at the primary school level and three years of junior secondary school. The programme was launched in September 1999 while the law establishing UBEC was signed in 2004. 

The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah has said Nigerian children must be prepared for future challenges by equipping them with the right and

The newly appointed Minister of State for Education, Rt. Honourable Goodluck Opiah, has said that the Nigerian child must be prepared

Vanguard News USAID urges strict spending of education funds On As analysts advocate amendment to UBEC Act Allege officials violating UBEC’s free Act component Collecting money, selling books By Chris Ochayi The United States Agency International Development, USAID, has said that there was need for development partners to work together with the government at all levels and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations, CSOs, to ensure that donor resources for educational sector ...