Why this latest meeting of Nigeria’s Education Leaders is so crucial
Those in charge of basic – or primary – education in Nigeria meet together four times a year – Why this latest meeting of Nigeria’s Education Leaders is so crucial Those in charge of basic – or primary – education in Nigeria meet together four times a year. Their gathering in Benin City, Edo State […]
Why EDOBEST sets the example to follow in Nigeria’s push towards better basic education services.
Why EDOBEST sets the example to follow in Nigeria’s push towards better basic education services. – By Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary of the Universal Education Commission Board (UBEC). Universal Basic Education is the foundation of all that we do. It guarantees how far we can get our children to be responsible citizens and how […]
Remote Learning During COVID-19 Lockdown is Preventing Learning Loss in Nigeria
When the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly forced schools and businesses to close across Nigeria in March 2020, school girl Aisosa thought Christmas had come early. BENIN CITY, Edo State, Nigeria, December 8, 2021 — Like for most students worldwide, her school closure presented an extended period of holiday and unlimited hours of playtime with her friends. “The […]
A global education crisis : How can governments overcome learning losses in 2022?
A global education crisis : How can governments overcome learning losses in 2022? For two whole years, the Covid-19 health crisis has disrupted education systems worldwide and forced school closures which have impacted hundreds of millions of children. All of them have suffered learning loss. Some, though, have suffered more than others. In developed countries, […]
Liberia leads the way in fighting pandemic learning loss
Improving education in Liberia through LEAP The scale of learning loss caused by the Covid pandemic is staggering. The World Bank estimates that the impact of school closures has increased the proportion of 10-year-olds unable to read or understand a simple text – so-called “learning poverty” – to 70% in low and middle-income countries. In […]
International Women’s Day 2022 – A chance to challenge gender norms and recover learning losses in girls’ education.
This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is more important than ever for promoting female participation in education, following two years of school closures across the globe. Girls’ education has suffered disproportionately. The COVID pandemic not only caused catastrophic learning losses from being out of school, but many girls have never returned to the classroom. This […]
EdoBEST 2.0 reform: A new chapter for Edo State Universal Basic Education
The expansion of the EdoBest Government-led program is now reaching junior secondary schools and progressive schools. The global disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic worsened learning poverty and exacerbated inequalities around the world. According to The World Bank, lockdown measures impacted more than 1.6 billion pupils. Yet, while some states struggled to provide high-quality education, others […]
Why The World Bank is such a fan of a Nigerian education reform program
The World Bank defines its mission in two ways – to end extreme poverty and to increase shared prosperity. With education a proven way to increase income for individuals and prosperity for whole societies, one way the Bank seeks to fulfill that mission is to seek out, support and invest in programs which transform education […]
The Journey of a book – WBD 2022
Reading transforms lives. It opens the door to the entire world of learning. No child will understand a math question unless they can read it. Reading improves language and is fundamental to a child’s entire future academic achievement. But globally, reading is in crisis. According to World Bank Education, half of all children in low […]
