The kernel of our electoral campaign to the people of Kwara State is to restore the dignity of the Kwara person, redeem the lost glory of the state on all fronts, ensure inclusive growth, and reposition it for greatness and competitiveness in Nigeria. …

When Education Ministers of the 54 Commonwealth countries gather this week in Nairobi they will be set a major challenge. The 21st Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers takes place under the theme of “Rethinking Education.” That rethink is precisely what is required, urgently. The scale of the current global education…

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…

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 were able to maintain their lessons remotely with the support of…

BENIN CITY, Edo State, Nigeria, December 8, 2021 — 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. “The e-learning classes were very good, and I enjoyed them.” …

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 far we can equip and skill them to help them scale through other spheres of our educational system, making sure that they build themselves…

Those in charge of basic — or primary — education in Nigeria meet together four times a year. Their gathering in Benin City, Edo State in November was actually their 23rd gathering. But it was also arguably their most important. It brought together the 36 chairs of Nigeria’s State Universal…

As UNESCO celebrates its 75th birthday, why Africans have much to tell the world about education — by Hon. Gbovadeh Gbilia Africa is often presented as a continent with the greatest of education challenges. Look at any of the statistics and it is obvious why that is the case. …

I went into my time at GPE (Global Partnership for Education) very focused on education data. I came out of my domestic experience as (Australian) Minister for Education quite proud of the fact that amongst the many changes we’d introduced had been a huge data transparency project. Now, for every…