Tag: Unesco
UNESCO partners Nigerian Govt to launch Global Monitoring Report on education
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), says it will launch the 2017/2018 Global Monitoring Report in partnership…
UNESCO seeks digital documentation to help preserve, restore culture
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Wednesday said digitally documenting the heritage and culture of Africa…
UNESCO partners Lagos Govt to train 4,000 youths on ICT skills
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says it is partnering with the Lagos State Government to train…
Lake Chad: UNESCO to train 300 experts to implement project
UNESCO says it will train 300 scientists, decision makers and community leaders in techniques of water resources management for the…
UNESCO restates commitment to safeguard Lake Chad
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Friday restated its commitment to safeguarding Lake Chad and promoting the…
U.S. withdrawal from funding UNESCO will adversely affect projects in Nigeria
The withdrawal of the U.S. as a financier of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2018…
UNESCO promises continue support for Nigeria’s education system
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday reassured Nigeria and other member states of its commitment…
Israel to withdraw from UNESCO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country will withdraw from the UN cultural agency UNESCO. Netanyahu…
Federal Government requests creation of UNESCO Youth Commission
Federal Government has requested the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to pass a resolution to create Commission for…
China to continue cooperation with UNESCO
China would continue to actively participate in and support the work of UNESCO, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Israel to join US in pulling out of UNESCO
Israel has said it will join the US in pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation Unesco, after US officials…
Britain remains committed to UNESCO – Theresa May
Britain remains committed to UNESCO, a spokesman for Prime Minister, Theresa May, said on Thursday after the U.S. withdrew from…
US pulls out of UNESCO
The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO, accusing it of "anti-Israel" bias.
UNESCO Wants Equal Opportunities For African Slave Descents
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has advocated for economic, social and political equality for African slave descendants…
UNESCO Chief Condemns Killing Of TV Reporters
The Director-General of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, on Monday condemned the killing of two Iraqi…
Smart phones adopted as new approach for literacy programme
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has said that it is adopting the use of smart phones rather…
UNESCO to deepen effort to curb mayhem created via the internet
United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday said it would deepen effort to prevent and reduce confusion…
Groups advocates for modern expertise in disaster management
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have underscored the synergy of…
UNESCO sign MoU to train 50,000 girls, women in Bauchi
Bauchi state government and UNESCO on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to train 50, 000 girls and women…
UNESCO To Empower 50,000 Girls
UNESCO will launch the second phase of its project to empower illiterate girls and women in low Performing Junior Secondary…
UNESCO decries 102 journalists’ death
No fewer than 102 journalists paid the supreme price in the course of their duties in 2016, the UN Educational,…
UNESCO Stresses Jazz Power
Marking the 2017 International Jazz Day, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has stressed the power of jazz…
UNESCO advocates improved literacy among women
The increase in reading and writing proficiency among women is a result of the significant improvement in their enrollment and…
16mn girls will never get a chance to read, write – UNESCO
The UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics (UIS) says 16 million girls, below age 11, will not get basic education, compared to…
UNESCO trains Yabatech lecturers
The United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says it has commenced the training of academic staff of the Yaba…
L’Oréal-UNESCO honour Africa’s female scientists
African women have once again displayed inventiveness and excellence when it comes to the sciences as the L’Oréal Foundation and…
Nigeria yet to meet UNESCO education budget – Tambuwal
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Saturday that Nigeria had not met United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
Kosovo fails in UNESCO membership bid
Kosovo on Monday failed to secure enough support to join UN culture agency UNESCO, in a victory for Serbia. A…
UNESCO translates English Primer into Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Kana
UNESCO has commenced the translation of the Literacy by Radio Learner’s Primer into four local languages, to revitalise adult and…
Soyinka resigns from Centre for Black Culture
Professor Wole Soyinka has resigned from Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU) in Osogbo, Osun State, western Nigeria.…