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The first set of schools considered unity schools in Nigeria were established by the British colonial government. Following independence from Britain and the Biafran War, however, the Nigerian government established many more of these schools to bring together children from different geographic, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds to provide a high quality education and build Nigeria's future.
In 2016, Nigeria's Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) reported that it has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, an estimated 10.5 million. [10] Hence, the implementation of the State Universal Basic Education Board's provision for free Universal Basic Education for every Nigerian child of school-going age.
In a bid to improve female education in girls, the UNICEF initiated some projects in Nigeria. one of them is The Girls’ Education Project initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2004 between the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Kingdom Department for International Development. [80]
The UBE Programme as a free, universal, and compulsory basic education programme was later backed by the UBE Act 2004, which made the provision for basic education consisting of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Primary education and Junior Secondary Education. The programme is seen as a demonstration of Nigeria’s commitment to ...
Futures of Education is a global initiative, launched in 2019, and led by UNESCO (United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which aims to rethink and shape the future of education. [1]
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network, officially registered as the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative is a youth-led and youth serving civil society organization dedicated to localizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched in April 2017, the organisation aims to engage young Nigerians in sustainable development efforts.
The National Social Investment Program of Nigeria is a social welfare initiative launched by the federal government of Nigeria in 2015. The program, overseen by the National Social Investment Office, aims to promote equitable resource distribution to vulnerable populations, such as children, youth, and women.
In 2020 she was invited to Singapore, where she delivered a speech on creativity and innovation in education in Nigeria. [4]As a Commissioner of Education, Salihu set plan after a sum of N86 million is approved by the state government to quarantine, provide feeding and repatriation of Almajirai pupils, [5] after other state governments have return them to their various states of origin. [6]