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Sister Zeph, Global Teacher Prize Winner meets Founder of the Global Teacher Prize

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Sister Zeph, the distinguished recipient of the 2023 Global Teacher Prize, shared a momentous encounter with Sunny Varkey, the visionary founder of the Global Teacher Prize. This symbolic union unfolded as a celebration of excellence in education and a testament to the transformative power of teaching. Varkey, known for his advocacy of quality education, emphasised […]

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UN Report: Education technology should be used carefully

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The COVID-19 pandemic showed how useful digital technology could be for schools. But it also showed the limitations of technology in the educational setting. Millions of students were able to attend classes online to avoid spreading the virus. But many students failed to learn by such methods. Their educational progress slowed and in some cases

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Safeguarding education: A vital imperative in times of turmoil

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In the tranquil village of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria, nestled amidst rolling hills and lush greenery, the sun rose over the horizon on a fateful morning in April 2014. What should have been a day of promise and hope, brimming with possibilities for young minds, swiftly turned into a nightmare. On that day, Boko Haram

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Education’s largest forum makes case for green education, digitalisation in schools

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The 2023 Education World Forum, the largest gathering of education and skills ministers from around the world, is putting the spotlight on two initiatives aimed at transforming education systems and accelerating the implementation of climate change education. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, is spearheading the efforts to green education and digitally

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SDG 4: Edugist roundtable highlights widening education financing gap in Nigeria

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Edugist has at its roundtable, Thursday, brought together a group of education experts and policymakers to localise and offer financing solutions to reach the Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG 4) among African countries, especially Nigeria. The round table tagged “Financing Gap for Education: Can African Countries Afford their SDG 4 Benchmarks?” sought solutions to the

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UNESCO encourages FG to develop curriculum relevant to national needs

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has encouraged the Federal Government to develop a school curriculum that is relevant to its national needs. UNESCO’s Director for the International Bureau of Education (IBE) Ydo Yao, made the call at a 4-day capacity building workshop organised by the UN agency for officials of the

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SDG 4: Widening financing gap slows benchmarks attainment

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The first five years ending 2020 saw slow progress on achieving the sustainable development goals four (SDG 4), according to the latest UNESCO Global Education Monitoring report. Even universal primary completion, which had been a target 43 years ago, that is in 1980, is not anticipated to be accomplished by 2030. The goal of universal

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Uplifting teachers critical to growth of education sector

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If one thinks back to their earliest influences on how they chose their career path – you’ll often find an educator’s name hailed as a guiding light. Whether it’s early on in one’s schooling years or later as a tertiary student, teachers have the innate ability to recognise potential in their students, encourage them to

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SDG4 2030: Countries need about $100bn per year to meet education targets 

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Low-lower and middle-income countries are experiencing a significant financial deficit and need $97 billion per year to achieve their national Sustainable Development Goals Four (SDG4) education targets for 2030.  This is according to a new paper released Friday, April 14 by the Global Education Monitoring Report at UNESCO. The paper entitled “Can countries afford their

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How Christelle is promoting STEM education for girls in Côte d’Ivoire

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Meet Christelle Ogo, a science graduate who is a champion for STEM studies for girls and women in Côte d’Ivoire according to a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report. Christelle, as the President of “Sciences et Technologies au féminin”, an association she founded in 2016 while an undergraduate in physics at the

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Journalism schools can help rebuild trust, educators say

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Journalism schools across Africa can help ensure that the media does a better job of protecting human rights and democracy, according to almost 60 participants in two recent consultations organised on behalf of UNESCO. Speakers in the sessions said this leadership role includes: speaking out on issues of press freedoms; engaging with media watchdog NGOs;

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How UNESCO is helping youth and adults return to primary education in Mozambique

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In Mozambique, where over 20 languages are spoken, the language of instruction is Portuguese. However, only a minority of learners speak this as their first language. Many learners are faced with challenges to their education from a young age, echoed by the fact that less than half of learners make it to the last grade

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Covid-19: UNESCO Projects Decline in Aid to Global Education

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Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has projected that the COVID-19 pandemic might result in a decline in aid to global education. This was contained in a policy paper presented by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report. According to the UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, it is estimated that global aid is likely to decline

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Coronavirus Affects 60.2 Million Teachers, 1.37 Billion Students – UNESCO

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has disclosed that 60.2 million teachers and 1.37 billion students are out of classroom worldwide. This number means that more than three out of four children and youth worldwide are no longer in the classroom due to the coronavirus outbreak . According to the statement issued by

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Bauch: Gov Bala Partners UNESCO to Improve Standard of Education

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As part of his effort to bridge the lacuna and remove the inadequacies in the education sector in his state, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has solicited the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO. The governor, who disclosed this in Bauchi on Friday 25th October, 2019 after a closed-door session

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