Nigeria Pushes Non-Formal Education at Global London Forum
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of Education Maruf Tunji Alausa champions non-formal education and vocational skills development as critical tools for tackling youth unemployment…
Topic
Out-of-School Children
Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe
Under the scorching heat of Kano’s Kurna Asabe district, 13-year-old Bashir weaves through traffic selling sachet water instead of sitting in a classroom —…
Stolen Futures: Inside Nigeria’s Exploding Out-of-School Crisis
LAGOS, Nigeria – On a dusty roadside in northern Nigeria, a barefoot boy balances a tray of sachet water on his head, weaving through…
UBEC Disburses ₦5bn, Targets Out-Of-School Crisis with Retention Drive
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria ramps up efforts to curb its out-of-school crisis as the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) disburses over ₦5 billion to…
UBEC Chief Demands Urgent Reforms to Fix Basic Education
LAGOS, Nigeria -The head of the Universal Basic Education Commission calls for immediate reforms to address deep-rooted challenges in Nigeria’s basic education sector. Speaking…
Nigeria Ready to End Almajiri Crisis, Education Minister Declares
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is now better positioned to confront the long-standing crisis of Almajiri and out-of-school children, the Minister of Education Tunji Alausa…
Oyo Education Reforms Return 65,000 Out-Of-School Children to Classrooms
IBADAN, Nigeria – Education reforms under the Oyo State Government bring more than 65,000 out-of-school children back into classrooms, Governor Seyi Makinde says, marking…
UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Out-of-School Children in North
KANO, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund warns that millions of children in Northern Nigeria remain out of school, with girls disproportionately excluded…
Nigeria’s Education Paradox: Rising Budgets, Insecurity and a Generation at Risk
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria entered 2025 promising a reset for its struggling education sector. Instead, the year exposed a familiar paradox: higher budget figures,…
Nigeria’s Classroom Emergency: Who Should Pay for the North’s Out-of-School Children Crisis?
ABUJA, Nigeria – A child who is not in school is not just missing lessons — they are missing language, logic, protection, and possibility.…