Education
Widowed by Insecurity, Women Struggle to Remarry in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Barriers hinder women from remarrying. Data on Nigeria report more than 10,000 women widowed since Boko Haram conflict in 2009. During the insurgency, hundreds of young men from Borno state were arrested, abducted, or forced to join the insurgents.
Education, Islamic learning and northeast Nigeria’s ‘Boko Haram conflict’
New study examines the role of learning-related grievances in the insurgency and the place education holds in building lasting peace and addressing historic injustices. In Borno State – where the […]
Reformed Sangaya education system gives pupils a better chance in life
One year on and the decision to reform the education system at Sangaya schools in Borno State – by integrating Western vocational, numeracy and literacy skills – is proving to […]
At least 7.6 girls out of school in Nigeria – 48% of whom are in the northwest and northeast
In Borno State, the high cost of living crisis is the main reason girls are not going to school At least 7.6 million girls are out of school in Nigeria […]
Private schools and colleges in Borno State have until October 31 to get accreditation or face closure
Parents are calling on proprietors of private schools and colleges to apply for accreditation as the state’s education ministry discovers only 266 of about 600 are certified The Borno State […]
Discrimination a way of life for hundreds of internally displaced children
Hundreds missing out on schooling because of discrimination, the danger of crossing a busy highway and no secondary school in Auno village in Borno State
Anger and concern that university’s 200% hike in tuition fees could result in many students dropping out
Parents are aghast, angry and concerned – and students are threatening to protest against the 200% hike in tuition fees announced recently by the University of Maiduguri.
Missing in action: Slack lecturers are messing up students’ education
Students at the College of Education Bama are missing out on learning and getting an education because lecturers can’t be bothered to turn up to teach them. Years ago the […]
