Out-of-School Children

Radda Unveils AI Schools, Backs Safe Education for Vulnerable Children Governor Dikko Radda speaking on child welfare and education initiatives in Katsina State

Governor Dikko Radda speaking on child welfare and education initiatives in Katsina State

Radda Unveils AI Schools, Backs Safe Education for Vulnerable Children

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 27, 2026

KATSINA, Nigeria – Governor Dikko Radda says the Katsina State Government is intensifying efforts to improve child...

Children’s Day in Nigeria: The Painful Reality Behind the Celebration Nigerian school children celebrating Children’s Day amid concerns over education and child welfare challenges.

Nigerian school children celebrating Children’s Day amid concerns over education and child welfare challenges.

Children’s Day in Nigeria: The Painful Reality Behind the Celebration

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

(By Otamere Gladness, Oluwatobi Adu, and Oluwafunbi Bello) ABUJA, Nigeria – Every May 27, Nigeria celebrates Children’s...

Nigeria Pushes Non-Formal Education at Global London Forum Nigeria’s Education Minister speaking at Education World Forum in London

Nigeria’s Education Minister speaking at Education World Forum in London

Nigeria Pushes Non-Formal Education at Global London Forum

Otamere Gladness May 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of Education Maruf Tunji Alausa champions non-formal education and vocational skills development...

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe children hawking on the street

children hawking on the street

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe

Hussaini Ibrahim May 17, 2026

Under the scorching heat of Kano’s Kurna Asabe district, 13-year-old Bashir weaves through traffic selling sachet water...

Stolen Futures: Inside Nigeria’s Exploding Out-of-School Crisis Out-of-school children sitting along a street in Northern Nigeria, highlighting the country’s education crisis.

Out-of-school children sitting along a street in Northern Nigeria, highlighting the country’s education crisis.

Stolen Futures: Inside Nigeria’s Exploding Out-of-School Crisis

Korede Abdullah April 28, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – On a dusty roadside in northern Nigeria, a barefoot boy balances a tray of...

UBEC Disburses ₦5bn, Targets Out-Of-School Crisis with Retention Drive Nigerian primary school pupils in classroom after education intervention

Nigerian primary school pupils in classroom after education intervention

UBEC Disburses ₦5bn, Targets Out-Of-School Crisis with Retention Drive

Mirian Gom April 23, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria ramps up efforts to curb its out-of-school crisis as the Universal Basic Education...

UBEC Chief Demands Urgent Reforms to Fix Basic Education Emergency responders inspect Benue primary school after explosion injured pupils.

Emergency responders inspect Benue primary school after explosion injured pupils.

UBEC Chief Demands Urgent Reforms to Fix Basic Education

Otamere Gladness March 24, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria -The head of the Universal Basic Education Commission calls for immediate reforms to address deep-rooted...

Nigeria Ready to End Almajiri Crisis, Education Minister Declares Nigeria’s Education Minister unveiling the national education transparency platform

Nigeria’s Education Minister unveiling the national education transparency platform

Nigeria Ready to End Almajiri Crisis, Education Minister Declares

Mirian Gom March 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is now better positioned to confront the long-standing crisis of Almajiri and out-of-school...

Oyo Education Reforms Return 65,000 Out-Of-School Children to Classrooms

Oyo Education Reforms Return 65,000 Out-Of-School Children to Classrooms

Korede Abdullah February 27, 2026

IBADAN, Nigeria – Education reforms under the Oyo State Government bring more than 65,000 out-of-school children back...

UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Out-of-School Children in North UNICEF officials and Faji residents at NTD town hall in Osun

UNICEF officials and Faji residents at NTD town hall in Osun

UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Out-of-School Children in North

Hussaini Ibrahim February 12, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund warns that millions of children in Northern Nigeria remain...