The Chairman of the National Bioethics Committee of Nigeria (NBEC), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha has emphasised the importance of the collaboration between Nigeria and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on bioethics.
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Journalists in Nigeria frequently find themselves on the wrong side of the law for simply doing their jobs. Arbitrary arrests and prolonged detentions without trial have become tools of intimidation. The recent arrest of reporters for covering protests or reporting on government corruption exemplifies the misuse of the legal system to silence dissent. Such actions violate both national and international laws that guarantee freedom of the press.
“The agency to transform our country and continent is education. We understand how critical it is for our children to access quality developmental education. This is why we invest robustly in education at the Royal Iwere Foundation to ensure the potentials of marginalized communities, especially the riverine, are not sidelined.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for access to reliable scientific information to protect the planet and mitigate the effects of climate change globally.
Federal Ministry of Education (FME), in collaboration with International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO (UNESCO-IIEP) organised a capacity-building workshop to…
Increasing water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world, the United Nations has warned. Globally, 2.2 billion people were without…
The Read and Earn Federation for UNESCO (UNESCO REF) has sought a strategic partnership with the Association of Community Pharmacists…
According to GPE Nigeria (2011-2020 report), among the major challenges to quality education in Sokoto state are “…fewer schools to accommodate all eligible children, inadequate teachers in quality and quantity, especially in the areas of science and technology, and dilapidated infrastructures.”
ASHENEWS reports that the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) Kaduna and UNESCO will collaborate to organize a capacity building workshop for 250 teachers from five States of the Federation.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman says the Nigerian government is committed to the ideals, policies and programmes of UNESCO to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and other global development agenda.