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NIEPA Partners UNICEF On Education In Bauchi, 7 Other States

The National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) is partnering with UNICEF to develop the education sector plans for Bauchi State and seven other states nationwide. Edugist gathered that other piloting states include Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, Kebbi, Cross-River, Katsina and Gombe. The drive seeks to address the unique challenges peculiar to these states and […]

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UNICEF empowers 285,000 with learning skills in Borno

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has provided essential learning skills to 285,000 beneficiaries in Borno and Yobe states. The initiative is thanks to funding from the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria project by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, in collaboration with Education Cannot Wait. The beneficiaries include 270,500 children aged

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UNICEF, Zamfara partner on health, education,women development

The governor of Zamfara State Dauda Lawal revealed his administration’s determination to continue the partnership with UNICEF more especially in the areas of Health care, Education and Women development. Governor Lawal who hosted UNICEF delegation led by Dr Maryam Sa’id at the government house Gusau, said Zamfara State Government remained committed in partnership with organisations

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African Child Day: UNICEF urges education stakeholders to explore digital learning platforms

The United Nations Children’s Fund says digital learning platforms can increase access to quality education for children in Nigeria. This is in a statement signed by UNICEF’s Communication Officer, Communications, Advocacy and Partnerships, Mr Anike Alli-Hakeem on Thursday. The organisation commemorated the Day of the African Child, marked annually on June 16, with the 2023

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UNICEF tasks Tinubu on improved education sector, investment in climate-smart system

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has charged the Federal Government to strengthen the education sector by increasing funding and investing in a climate-smart system. It advised the President Bola Tinubu administration to prioritise climate change in education plans and budgets. Education Consultant, UNICEF Nigeria Country Office, Sarah Fuller, in a chat with The Guardian, decried

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UNICEF to address issues in education, health sectors

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has unveiled a new four-year programme focused on addressing challenges in the education and health sectors in the country. The focus of the new country programme also included supporting Nigerian healthcare systems for children and women, promoting access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and increasing school enrolment. The ‘New

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10m children to get access to education as UNICEF sets new 4-year targets for Nigeria

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has set new four-year targets for Nigeria. Geoffrey Njoku, the communication specialist for UNICEF Nigeria, spoke about the targets at a two-day media dialogue held in Kano between May 29 and 30. The event was themed ‘New Country Programme 2023-2027 and the States of Implementation of the Child Rights

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Airtel Africa, UNICEF reaffirm commitment to faster access to quality education across Africa

Group CEO of Airtel Africa, Segun Ogunsanya, has reiterated the joint commitment by Airtel Africa and UNICEF to accelerate access to quality education to millions of children in Africa, through digital learning. Ogunsanya, who was speaking during a visit to Kitende Secondary School, Entebbe, one of the schools connected to the internet by the mobile

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Lagos State Partners With UNICEF To Reduce Out-Of-School Children

The Lagos State Government has expressed its readiness to leverage the digital platforms provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to reduce the challenge of Out-of-school children in rural communities. Dr Adejare Afolabi, Director, Policy/Planning/Research and Statistics, Ministry of Education, said this during a two-day stakeholders’ dialogue workshop in Lagos. The workshop with the

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Poor financial investment in education impedes child literacy in Nigeria -UNICEF

The United Nations Children Fund(UNICEF) has lamented that poor education financial investment is impeding expected improvement in children’s literacy and numeracy in Nigeria’s basic education level. The UNICEF Nigeria Chief of Education, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, in her remarks at the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Nigeria organized in partnership with the USAID, predicted that expected improvement

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Educating out-of-school children challenging – UNICEF

The challenge of reintegrating out-of-school children into education has been identified as a significant issue by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). In a report on its website, it stated that one in every five of the world’s out-of-school children is in Nigeria. This is a sad reality and it is a deep

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UNICEF, SUBEB Deploy 270,000 Girl-child to Schools in Katsina state

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Katsina State, has deployed 270,000 girl-child to primary schools in the state. Education Officer-in-charge, UNICEF, Kano Field Office, Mr Michael Banda, disclosed this in an interview on the sideline of a five-day workshop, organised by UNICEF/SUBEB in Katsina on Wednesday. Banda

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Oyo Govt Seeks Partnership with UNICEF, Presents Annual School Census Report

Oyo State government has sought partnership with the United Nations Children Fund for necessary technical support to facilitate the 2018/2019 Annual School Census process. This was disclosed on Wednesday July 22, 2020, by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye, during the presentation and dissemination of 2018/2019 held at the Emmanuel

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UNICEF Distributes Learning Materials in Adamawa

About 202,817 school children in five local government areas of Adamawa State have received school bags, books and other instructional materials from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The school children received the materials on Tuesday 25th February. They received them during an inaugural distribution ceremony in Yola. UNICEF Education Consultant in the state, Mr

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Kano State has the highest number of out-of-school children – Maulid Warfa

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says no fewer than 946,000 children are out of formal school education system in Katsina State. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office Kano, Maulid Warfa made the disclosure on Wednesday in Katsina, during the 2019 end of year review meeting and 2020 states engagement planning workshop for Kano and

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