education
Global Education Crisis Deepens as Out-of-School Youth Population Hits 273 Million
The global educational landscape is facing a profound crisis, as the number of children and young people excluded from formal schooling has surged to an alarming 273 million, according to the 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) this Wednesday. This milestone marks the seventh […]
NMEC Launches Staff-Led Initiative to Tackle Adult Illiteracy and Empower 300,000 Nigerians Through Grassroots Education
The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has officially inaugurated a transformative staff-led intervention designed to dismantle the barriers of adult illiteracy and foster functional vocational skills across Nigeria. This ambitious project, launched in Abuja, marks a pivotal shift in the commission’s operational philosophy, moving from a centralized policy-making body to […]
National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education Distributes 600 Bags of Rice as Ramadan Palliatives in Jigawa State
In a strategic move to alleviate the economic pressures currently facing vulnerable populations across Nigeria, the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCASE) has successfully distributed 600 bags of rice to Islamic scholars and Tsangaya schools within Jigawa State. The distribution exercise, which took place at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat […]