Tag: Unesco
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.…
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…