BudgIT, CODE, others lead online Campaign for amendment of UBE Act

On Friday, 25th May, 2018, Non-Governmental Organisations like Connected Development (CODE), BudgIT, and other activists took to twitter for an online campaign. The campaign according to the conveners was to call for the amendment of the UBE act to capture the senior secondary education which will extend the UBE from nine to twelve years. The... Read More

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Budgit, Code, UBE

October 11, 2016

UgoTalksAlot: Useless is a country determined to destroy its future

June 24, 2016, I had been chasing the date for the past four years. It was the day I would finally finish school. I’d have my own BSc and have all the tools needed to become my own person. I could now get a job and earn some money. I was finally through with school... Read More

education, nigeria, Nigerian, nysc, Oby Ezekwesili, olusegun obasanjo, Tesla, UBE

August 24, 2013

Orji Uzor Kalu: No education, no future for Nigeria

by Orji Uzor Kalu A trip round the schools across the country shows massive decay and dilapidation. You can hardly find any of the schools in quality condition. What greets you is blown-out roofs, cracked walls, and broken floors. Many of the schools lack toilet and boarding facilities; not to talk of electricity and other... Read More

education, nigeria, opinion, Orji Uzor Kalu, schools, students, UBE, ynaija

January 30, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Economic development: Access to Free Basic Education is non-negotiable (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo Come 2015, we must vote in a government that is serious about education, a government with laid down plans and procedures for implementing workable policies in the education sector. The most common definition of literacy defines literacy rate as the number of adults aged 15 and over that can read and write.... Read More

Economic Development, free education, Ife Adebayo, lai mohammed, UBE, UNESCO, Y! Politico