Tag: Unesco
Boosting Literacy Via Adult And Non-Formal Education
By Obike Ukoh Analysts observe that successive governments in the country have acknowledged the need for increasing Nigeria’s literacy rate…
Teachers And Falling Standard Of Education
By Rasak Musbau According to 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, “One child, one teacher, one book, and one…
IPC Conducts Survey On Safety Of Journalists In Nigeria
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has commenced a survey on the safety of journalists in Nigeria as…
Lebanon troops attack gunmen in Tripoli market
Lebanese troops attacked Islamist gunmen holed up in the historic market of the northern city of Tripoli Saturday, after deadly…
Boosting Literacy Development In Nigeria
By Tayo Ogunbiyi September 8 is globally celebrated as International Literacy Day. It is a day set aside to draw…
UNESCO advises state govts to tackle illiteracy
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has advised state governments to address illiteracy challenges confronting the country.…
Suspected Shebab militants behead Kenyan driver
A group of suspected Shebab Islamist militants have beheaded a Kenyan driver after kidnapping a group of traders on Kenyan…
Varsity Don Advocates Overhauling Education System
Kazeem Ugbodaga Dr. Ayotunde Adekunle of the Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, UNILAG, has advocated…
Islamist gunmen kill at least 26 in attack
At least 26 people were killed when some 50 insurgents flying black Islamist flags swept into a Kenyan coastal town…
Global Aid To Education Down 10% Since 2010
Aid to education is seriously declining: it fell by just over 6% between 2010 and 2011, and a further 3%…
Securing The Nigerian Child
By Bilkis Bakare The Nigerian child, if lucky to be alive, has travelled the narrow path of neglect in many…
Escape To Europe: Human Security Angle
By Femi G. Oguntoyinbo Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, seems to be the centre of world attention when it comes to…
Bomb Blast, Abducted Girls And Insecurity In Nigeria
By Bilikis Bakare The spate of insecurity in the country is becoming very alarming. While we are yet to come…
Getting Children Back To School
By Bilikis Bakare In the midst of current obscene display of opulence and grandeur in which some Nigerians own private…
Omotoso Decries Extinction Of African Languages
Nkrumah Bankong-Obi Even for an academic known for his optimism about available solutions to problems, Professor Kole Omotoso is visibly…
Education of girls will end child marriage, says UNESCO
UNESCO marks the International Day of the Girl Child today, with mind-boggling statistics about the implications, in missed opportunities, for…
Ekiti Early Child School: A Key To Realizing Our Kids’ Potentials
By ‘Dimeji Daniels When the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child held its first Day of General…
The Shocking UNESCO Findings On Education
It is sad that the Federal Government continues to relegate education to the background in spite of the salient role…
FG Releases N1bn To Revive Adult Education
Mr Nyeson Wike, the Minister of State for Education, on Tuesday said the Federal Government has released N1 billion as…
Nigerian Child Among Every 5 Kids Out-Of-School Globally
Nigeria could enrol 2.4 million of its children into school, findings from UNESCO show, as the country continues to lag…
Osun set for cultural festival
The State of Osun government said it has put all necessary arrangements in place to ensure a hitch-free celebration of…
UNESCO names Port Harcourt World Book Capital
UNESCO on Wednesday announced the selection of Port Harcourt as the 2014 World Book Capital. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made…
UNESCO lists Mali’s Timbuktu as endangered world heritage
The United Nations cultural organisation UNESCO on Thursday listed the entire town of Timbuktu in Mali as endangered world heritage…
Agbowa Monarch Counsels Politicians
Nigerian politicians have been advised to shun politics of do or die, rather, they should embrace politics without bitterness. Oba…