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21 Sep 2023
With the ever-dwindling funds for tertiary education in the country, apart from falling standards of education, many facilities are literally falling apart.
Artificial Intelligence
18 Sep 2023
The third webinar organised by UNESCO's Ibero-American Business Council on Artificial Intelligence and Ethics held recently.
14 Sep 2023
The Federal Government has reassured of its readiness to fight the scourge of illiteracy in the country. The commitment came as Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2023 International Literacy Day
8 Sep 2023
The attempt to celebrate Literacy Day on a global level was first discussed on November 17, 1965 during the Conference of World Ministers of Education held in Tehran, capital of Iran. The Conference made up of Education stakeholders from different parts of mother earth...
6 Sep 2023
Falayi. Come Friday, September 8, 2023, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will celebrate International Literacy Day (ILD) under the theme: ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’. For the event, which is going to be celebrated globally, the author, Foluke Sijuwola Falayi, told…
31 Aug 2023
Former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday announced that application to participate in the Innovation to Transform Education Training (ITET) is now open. Osinbajo in his announcement on X (formerly Twitter) said that ITET is a collaboration between Future Perspectives, one of his initiatives and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization &…
19 Aug 2023
Society for Adolescent and Young People's Health in Nigeria (SAYPHIN) alongside UNFPA, UNESCO UNICEF, Lagos and Ogun States, have echoed the need to safeguard the rights and well-being of youths in Nigeria and Africa. This was said in Lagos, yesterday, at the third Nigeria Conference on Adolescent and Youth Health and Development, EKO 2023, with…
15 Aug 2023
United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO) he Federal Government and other stakeholders in the water sector have agreed to work toward improving groundwater governance for the achievement of sustainable water security for human settlements in Nigeria.
15 Aug 2023
To ensure collective realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals, (SDGs), United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO) and the Federal Government, have agreed to find lasting solutions for sustainable security and management of finite resources.
11 Aug 2023
Museums all over the world collect, preserve, and display objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance.
2 Aug 2023
The reported increases in tuition fees by various tertiary institutions is unrealistic, a step hostile to education and the development of Nigeria’s human capital.
1 Aug 2023
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) is providing support for former vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s newly formed body, Future Perspectives, by partnering to launch the Innovation to Transform Education Training (ITET) in Nigeria.

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