Education
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Nigeria Launches HOPE-EDU Reform to Advance Children’s Right to Education, But Will Implementation Follow?
Nigeria has launched a new education reform initiative, HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All (HOPE-EDU), aimed at addressing the…
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Burnout and Second Jobs Are Preventing America’s Teachers from Fully Upholding the TeacherFIRE Principles
A growing majority of America’s public school teachers are working second jobs during the school year, underscoring deep financial strain…
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Nigeria’s Future at Risk? New Coalition Says 90% of Brain Growth Happens Before Age Five and We’re Falling Behind
The launch of the “Naija Made Early: Entertainers for Nigerian Children” coalition by the Centre for Black and African Arts…
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Only 30% in School, 20 Million Out of Class: Northern Nigeria’s Education Crisis Threatens Children’s Right to Development
Only 30 percent of school-age children in Northern Nigeria are currently in school, according to Prof. Salisu Shehu of the…
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WFP Sound Alarm: Empty Stomachs, Stolen Futures and the Fight for Every Child’s Right to Development
Access to food in school is not charity. It is a child’s right to development in action.Every day, more than…
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Hidden, Excluded, Unprotected: 95% of Nigeria’s Disabled Children Locked Out of School and Denied Their Right to Development
Nigeria’s estimated seven million children living with disabilities remain one of the most vulnerable and unprotected groups in the country.…
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65,000 Out-of-School Children Returned to Classrooms in Oyo, Boosting Child Protection and Safeguarding Efforts
Governor Seyi Makinde’s announcement that 65,000 out of school children have been reintegrated into classrooms across Oyo State is more…
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JAMB’s Full Automation Drive Signals New Era for Students, But Children’s Experience Must Remain the True Test
The completion of JAMB’s automation of the UTME question-authoring process is a commendable institutional achievement. However, the real measure of…
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If Children Can’t Learn in Their Own Language, Is Education Truly a Right?
On 21 February 2026, the world observed International Mother Language Day with a strong message from UNESCO: linguistic diversity is…
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“No Child Left Behind”: UBEC Launches Nationwide School Kit Rollout to Tackle Out-of-School Crisis
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Aisha Garba, has declared that no Nigerian child should be left…
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