As Nigeria struggles to meet the goal four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackle the increasing menace of out-of-school children, some states have continued to expend millions of naira on overseas training for some of their students.

Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP-Osun) has tasked the Federal Government to put in place necessary security measures to ensure adequate security for students in schools across the country.

Prior to the current administration, the state of education in Kogi State lacked clear direction. A comprehensive 2017 survey conducted by ACTIONAID/PIBCID revealed critical insights into the education sector's performance and challenges in the state. These findings highlighted deficiencies in performance and instructional delivery that hindered the achievement of critical goals: improving literacy rates, advancing…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State are trading words over the plight of out-of-school children in the state. Publicity Secretary of Kwara PDP, Olusegun Adewara, stated, yesterday, that the number of out-of-school children in the state was 84,247 in 2018, when his party held sway. “The situation surged to…

The Federal Government has announced stringent measures that would end banditry and terrorism, which have forced about 11,000 pupils out-of-school and 400 schools closed in Niger State.

The rising costs of living and operations are limiting access to education and beyond the reach of many parents.

Ahead of the maiden edition of the IA-Foundation Out-of-School Children Summit in Lagos, the organization has announced the first batch of dignitaries  outlined as speakers at the Education Summit. The summit which is themed "Street to School: A Panacea to a Menace" is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, October 18 at the Lagos Marriott Hotel,…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the transformation of education by the Federal Government and 36 states is critical to secure the future of 10 million out-of- school children. According to the Fund, educational commitments reflect the pledges to improve learning outcomes, as demonstrated by the UN Secretary-General’s Transformation Education Summit (TES) in New York,…

Some parents of out-of-school children in Alkaleri Local Council of Bauchi State have explained that their wards were not in school due to their inability to afford tuition, writing materials, levies and uniforms. The women, who are peasant farmers, said their wards resorted to assisting them on the farm and hawking during school hours. One of…

The Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, yesterday said: “Nigeria is ill-prepared for development, if it does not address its 20 million out-of-school children.”

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (Kaduna SUBEB), says the state government is working with community leaders and relevant stakeholders to address the menace of out-of-school children across the state

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (Kaduna SUBEB) has begun a campaign to enrol 145,553 out-of-school children in schools, under the World Bank-supported Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme.