Education in Nigeria
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BOTSWANA, 2017/07/09
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders has in its ‘Taormina Communiqué‘ underscored that “Africa’s security, stability and sustainable development are high priorities”. But it has from presently on to respond to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ specific call for the need to invest in young people, with stronger investment in technology and relevant education and capacity building in Africa.
The two-day G7 summit in Italy, in which the leaders of six other industrial nations – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the U.S. as well took part, concluded on May 27 in Taormina, a hilltop town on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
Speaking at a session on reinforcing the partnership between the G7 and Africa, the UN Secretary-General noted on the concluding day that the international community has a role in helping the continent adapt as it heads for a new wave of industrialization.
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BOTSWANA, 2017/06/15
Despite the increasing importance of mathematics to economic and societal evolution, the study of the subject in Africa is declining, Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana (AIMS-Ghana) has said.
He said several reasons had been attributed to the poor national of affairs in mathematics in Africa such as: “Inadequate student number, particularly females due to poor teaching of mathematics in primary, junior and senior high schools, lack of motivation and incentives and poor employment prospects in mathematics in a lot of sections of the economy other than teaching”.
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AFGHANISTAN, 2016/12/11
A university education may expand your mind. It will as well fatten your wallet. Data from the OECD, a club of rich nations, show that graduates can expect far better lifetime earnings than those without a degree.
The size of this premium varies. It is greatest in Ireland, which has a high GDP per chief and rising inequality. Since 2000 the unemployment rate for under-35s has swelled to 8% for those with degrees – but to additional than 20% for those without, and nearly 40% for secondary school drop-outs. The country’s wealth presently goes disproportionately to workers with letters next their names.
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BOTSWANA, 2016/11/11
The Pan African University Council has concluded its Second Ordinary Session at the AUC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Council is the highest governing body of the PAU, an African Union flagship programme established to address quality, relevance and excellence in accordance with the Aspiration 1 of Schedule 2063.
The conference deliberated on a inventory of significant policy questions bordering on the implementation of a full-fledged university structure and network, inclunding budgetary, financial and administrative issues.
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BOTSWANA, 2016/08/18
The conversation about Africa has been shifting from one about shortfalls to one about opportunities. Africa is a known leader in commodity exporting, but the economic potential far succeeds that.
Africa has an enormous coastline and is additional proximate to both European and North American markets than Asia. Currently, Africa leads the world in mobile adoption, which continues to offer the biggest cross-sectoral economic opportunities. In addition, Africa has recently been cited as being a potential leader in technology, sustainability and agriculture.
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BOTSWANA, 2016/01/13
The Africa Union has merged its science and education bodies in a move designed to improve sectoral relationships, effectiveness and efficiency. The African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology and the Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union will presently operate as one entity.
“The decision of the heads of states was as well motivated by the need to streamline ministerial conferences, limit their number and confer the power to convene them to the African Union Commission and save costs,” Dr Mahama Ouedraogo, the African Union’s chief of human resources, science and technology, told University World News.
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NIGERIA, 2015/10/26
About 300 students of the Federal Government Girls' College in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti National, have been infected with an outbreak of a disease suspected to be cholera.
Although some of the students affected were treated and discharged, a good number were still undergoing treatment in the hospital.
There were reports that parents had started rushing to retrieve their wards from the school as news of the epidemic became widespread on Thursday. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that signs were noticed on October 10, at the same time as some students showed symptoms of the infection.
Although the school principal, Grace Ogunyomi, reported the matter to the national government, no immediate action beyond the routine medical attention was provided.
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LIBERIA, 2014/10/19
IT was great relief for parents, pupils, school proprietors and even books and accessories sellers as schools finally resumed Wednesday for the 2014/2015 academic schedule.
The resumption date for primary and secondary schools in the country, before fixed for September 22, suffered series of postponements following the outbreak of the Ebola virus, no thanks to Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian, who imported the virus into Nigeria.
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NIGERIA, 2013/10/26
The Unity Schools Old Students' Association, USOSA, on Thursday said it was ready to engage the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on issues surrounding the Union's ongoing strike, and the way forward for quality education in the country.
Speaking at its one-day dialogue, USOSA's completed president, Albert Okumagba, said the association, having figured out that Nigeria's political leaders lacked the will to address the situation, was ready to engage ASUU on the strike issues.
'We are going to confront ASUU because we know politicians at various levels do not have the will to do what needs to be done,' Mr. Okumagba said.
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NIGERIA, 2013/09/11
Nigeria is to access $500 million from international funding agencies to boost educational development and enhance access to universal basic education in the country.
Former Prime Minister of Britain, Mr. Gordon Brown, who disclosed this yesterday at the conference of Coalition of Interventions to Support Access and Quality of Education in Nigeria, said the international agencies were from Europe and America.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who hosted the conference at the banquet hall of the Presidential Villa yesterday, as well reaffirmed his government's commitment to the effective implementation of policies and measures that would ensure that Nigerian youths received qualitative education that will equip them with essential skills and competencies required by employers.
