Noticia África

Desperate Nigerians sell homes and land to free kidnapped children

Publicado: 26 agosto 2021

Nigeria/August 26, 2021/By Abraham Achirga and Libby George/Source: https://www.euronews.com/ After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam’s 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned out his savings to raise a ransom to free them. He sent his 3 million naira ($7,300) into the bush, together with […]

Egypt’s Education Minister to announce High School exams results on Tuesday

Publicado: 20 agosto 2021

Egypt/August 20, 2021/Source: https://www.egyptindependent.com/ Egyptian Minister of Education Tarek Shawky on Tuesday is set to announce the results of high school exams for the current academic year 2020/2021. The results come after careful reviewing to determine top students in the sciences, mathematics and literature divisions, as well as the top students of educational integration system […]

4 emerging study destinations for bright Nigerian students

Publicado: 19 agosto 2021

Nigeria/August 19, 2021/Source: https://www.studyinternational.com/ Nigerian students are looking beyond traditional study destinations post-pandemic, including Asian and European countries. According to recent coverage and data, Nigerian students are increasingly considering non-English speaking countries — indicating a shifting trend among Africa’s largest international student population. Studyportals analytics consultant Jacopo Gutterer told The PIE News that Nigerian students […]

3 Killed, Many Students Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Zamfara State

Publicado: 17 agosto 2021

Nigeria/August 17, 2021/By Timothy Obiezu/Source: https://www.voanews.com/ Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least three people and abducted 20 including students and staff from an agricultural college in Northwest Zamfara state. School officials say those taken include fifteen male students, and four other people. However, authorities on Monday said two staff members and one of the […]

Global financing campaign and Nigerian education policy Kindly share this story:

Publicado: 11 agosto 2021

Nigeria/ 11 August, 2021/ Source/ https://punchng.com/ Kindly share this story: I would like to thank the conveners of the recent Global Education Summit in London GPE 2021-2025, themed, “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign, co-hosted by the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, President Muhammadu Buhari and Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, who agreed to increase education […]

Education in emergency in Nigeria: Creating gender equitable policies so all girls have an uninterrupted right to learn

Publicado: 30 julio 2021

Nigeria/July 30, 2021/By: Edem Dorothy Ossai/Source: https://www.brookings.edu/ Even under what some may describe as normal conditions, girls in Nigeria face a distinctive set of barriers to formal education at all levels. Nearly 2 out of 3 (about 6.34 million) of the country’s 10.19 million out-of-school children in the country are girls. Prior to the outbreak of […]