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Nigeria: Parents Now Afraid to Send Children to School Over Insecurity - Unicef
Vanguard, 16 June 2019
Makurdi - The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has lamented that parents are terrified to send their children to school due to insecurity in the country especially for girl… Read more »
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Nigeria: Eight Million Out-of-School Children in 10 Nigerian States and Abuja - Unicef
Premium Times, 16 June 2019
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have eight million out-of-school children. Read more »
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Nigeria: My Successes, Failure As Nigeria's Education Minister - Adamu
Premium Times, 22 May 2019
Nigeria's education minister, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday identified his successes and major failure as education minister. Read more »
Out-of-School Children a Mark of Shame - Nigerian Minister
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has said that the country's record of having the highest number of out-of-school children globally is a big mark of shame to him personally, and to the entire country. Adamu has apologised for his inability to fulfill his promise to halve the number before the end of his tenure.
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Minister of Education Adamu Adamu has warned that parents who don't send their children to school will be prosecuted. The United Nations children's agency, Unicef, says Nigeria is ... Read more »
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Minister of Education Adamu Adamu says that Nigeria has about 60 million illiterate youths and adults - with females accounting for nearly 60% of this figure, while a total of 11 ... Read more »
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Of the 20 million children out-of-school globally, 10.5 million live in Nigeria, the government says. Read more »
