Education ministry’s N160bn fund lies idle amid huge infrastructural decays
About N160.38 billion earmarked for education development has remained unspent in five years despite a huge infrastructural deficit in the sector.
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#ChartoftheDay: Educational Backgrounds of Husbands Involved in Spousal Violence
NDHS data shows that 36% of ever-married women have experienced spousal physical, sexual, and emotional violence.
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Scorecard: What is President Buhari’s Legacy to Nigerians?
In his first interview of 2022, President Buhari responded that Nigerians would decide his legacy to the country after leaving office. When asked about his legacy to the country, like a hopeful student after sitting for an examination, he said
2019 Audit Report: NPA, Anambra/Imo RBDA, Federal Government College, Enugu Paid N4.6 Billion for Phantom Contracts
Emeka returned home after a long day at the office and asked his wife, Aisha for the N20,000 he kept in the cabinet. In response, Aisha told him she had given it to Tunde, the electrician for the electrical works he was supposed to do around the house. He was yet to come but Aisha said he had promised to deliver so she gave him the money Emeka got furious at his darling wife for giving out money to a handyman for a job not yet done.
#ChartOfTheDay: Capital and Recurrent Expenditures in the Education Sector
ataphyte noted that the sum of N4.08 trillion has been allocated to the education sector between 2015-2021. If approved, the 2022 proposed budget would take total allocation to the sector over 8 years to N4.95 trillion.
Is a 50% increase in budget allocation enough to revive Nigeria’s Education Sector?
In July, Nigerians received news that President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to increase the budgetary allocation to education by 50 per cent in 2023. The President stated this at the Global Education Summit in London, United Kingdom.
What’s next for Nigeria, with 170 years of education in the bag?
Nigeria marks over 170 years of educational services and development;
₦165 Million Budget unable to revive Oyo State Library under Governor Makinde
Since 2010, the budget for education in Oyo state has never been over 18% of the total budget. In a twist, Governor Makinde increased allocation to 22%, confirming his resolve to revamp education in the state; further allocating ₦1.2 billion to the Oyo Library Board. However, the derelict state of the Oyo state central library, questions if Governor Seyi’s library budget is all talk.
dRPC Funding to tackle COVID-19-imposed learning deterrent
Education in Nigeria is a difficult subject, COVID-19 made it worse, neigh unbearable. Luckily, civic and non-profits are taking initiative ahead of NABTEB exams.
A Review of the Basic Education Situation in Nigeria
A staggering revelation reveals that only 28% of kids who finished primary education make it to high school. Worse, though, about 3.7 million children don’t even complete elementary education. And of the sample 24.2 million who attain their First leaving Certificate, only 6.8 million further their academics.
Needs-based Education: Where will Nigeria’s “Other Children” School?
In a paper published in June 2020, Catholic cleric, Hassan Kukah, highlighted supposed victimization of Almajiri children in Nigeria. According to the reverend cleric, the Almajiri children are victims of the northern Muslim elite, and by extension the failure of the Nigerian state. The paper concluded with John Pepper Clark’s sobering civil war poem, “Casualties”. Like victims of the war, the Almajiri child burns in a fire he did not start and is a victim of a matter he has no say in.
Rethinking School Reopening: Only 5 out of 10 Classrooms In Nigeria are Good, Accommodate 104 Students Per Class
The latest UBEC’s school infrastructure data has shown that only 5 out of 10 Classrooms In Nigeria are good. Sadly, these good classrooms accommodate an average of 104 Students Per Class. This is according to the Compendium of Public School’s Basic Education Profile Indicators 2018.
How Covid-19 Affects Private School Owners, Teachers and Parents in Nigeria
Education of Nigerian children has been deeply affected since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Nigeria. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in a report stated that the figure for out-of-school children stands at 16 million.