OUT-OF-SCHOOL-CHILDREN ISSUE The issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria is severe, with Kebbi, Sokoto, and Yobe states facing the highest percentages. In these states, approximately two-thirds of children aged 6–15
Former permanent delegate and ambassador of Nigeria to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Prof Michael Omolewa, has lamented that 61 years after independence, the nation’s tertiary education
The House of Representatives has decried the falling standard of education in Nigeria, asking that the Federal Government allocates more funds to the sector. At the plenary on Tuesday, the
Education in Nigeria is divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary. The first six years of formal education in Nigeria are free and compulsory by law; and on average, each Nigerian
