Tag: education
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Investment in education will lift Nigerians from poverty – Experts
Financial experts have tasked the Federal Government to improve the ease of doing business and invest more in the education sector as a panacea for lifting 100 million Nigerians from poverty. They disclosed this in separate interviews with our correspondent on Wednesday in Lagos. They said that showing more concern to education would change the…
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Persons with disabilities seek inclusive education
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) on Monday in Abuja, called for inclusive education to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities. Mr Chris Agbo, Secretary, JONAPWD, Abuja Chapter, made the call in an interview with our correspondent. Agbo stressed that students with disabilities were more likely to drop out of…
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Beijing goes all out to improve education in Xinjiang
By He Yong, People’s Daily Over the past five years, Beijing has actively supported northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with the construction of kindergartens and primary and middle schools, in a bid to lay the foundations of and bolster areas of weakness in Xinjiang’s education. From 2016 to 2020, Beijing allocated a fund of…
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“We’ll make sure Edo regains its position as education hub in Nigeria,” says Gov. Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday in Abudu, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state, assured that the state would regain its position as the education hub in Nigeria. Obaseki gave the assurance shortly after inspecting the current construction work of the College of Education in Abudu, which he said would focus on the…
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AU commited to providing education for youths –commissioner
Prof. Sarah Agbor, the Commissioner Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union (AU), says the union will continue to facilitate education among African youths. She spoke in an interview at the 72nd Foundation Day and Convocation ceremony of the University of Ibadan. She said the youth that “constitute 70 per cent of the continent’s population”…
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UN strategizing to strengthen ”protection of education” in Nigeria -Coordinator
Abuja, Sept. 8, 2020 (National Trail Newspaper) In a bid to continue to strengthen the protection of Education from Attack, the United Nations will on Wednesday, hold an inaugural commemoration of the International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack. The day which is set aside to draw the attention of key stakeholders to…
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Oyo, US-based agency partner on basic education
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), says it will partner a U.S. based organisation, Windsor Educational Services, to enhance access to quality education. Dr Nureni Adeniran, the Chairman of the Board, stated this at the investiture of the Basic Education Mitigation and Recovery Strategy programme, on Thursday in Ibadan. Adeniran noted that Gov.…
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Nasarawa Govt commits to boosting education
The Nasarawa State Government says it is committed to improving the standard of education in the state through its various education policies and programmes. Hajiya Fati Sabo, the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, stated this in Karu when she paid a visit on the Chairman of Karu Local Government Council of the state,…