Govt alone cannot fund education in Nigeria – Senate
The Senate Joint Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) and Health on Monday in Abuja called for increased private sector participation in the education sector.
Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko made the call during a public hearing to investigate the outbreak of epidemic which affected 39 students and led to the death of three students of Queens College, Lagos in 2017.
He said: “It is so sad that we believe that government alone should take full responsibility of education in the country.
“The society particularly the private sector has a role to play to make the education sector grow.
Source : Dailypost
Parents and guardians to place high premium on the education
Obi Nkebakwu spoke at a send-forth in honour of the immediate past head teacher of Ojeokpa Primary School in UgbobaCommunity, Mrs. Phidelia Oseafiana, at the school premises.
TRADITIONAL ruler of Ugboba Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Obi Ezedimbu Nkebakwu III, has called on parents and guardians in the state to place high premium on the education of their children and wards.He noted that the call became imperative as education was a global tool needed to enhance the sustainable socio-economic development of any society, adding that education was a worthy legacy that parents and guardians should bequeath to their children and wards.
Source : Vanguard
Nestle collaborates with Didier Drogba on education
Didier Drogba Foundation, in collaboration with Nestle and International Cocoa Initiative, has announced the opening of its first school in Pokou-Kouamekro, Côte d’Ivoire.
According to a statement from the firm, the school will accommodate 350 children and grant them access to quality education, thus limiting the chances of them engaging in child labour on cocoa farms.
Source : Punch