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Fighting the commercialisation of education 30 August 2022 Nigeria: Union deeply advocating free quality public education
For many years now , the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Nigeria has been pushing for public education. Efforts include joining Education International’s Global Response campaign to counter the privatisation of education institutions, which undermines the right to education.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2022 Nigeria: Teachers call for more investment in public education to combat growing privatisation
The national president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Audu Titus Amba, expressed concerns over the proliferation of unregulated private schools in Nigeria. These schools, with the sole aim of making profit, are detrimental to the achievement of quality education for all.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 March 2022 World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies
Education International (EI) welcomes the decision from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to stop investing in the for-profit chain of schools, Bridge International Academies. The IFC had invested more than US$ 10 million in Bridge International Academies operations in Africa and supported the company's...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 July 2021 Nigeria: Education unions call for the immediate release of students after new attack
Education International condemns the kidnapping of 140 students by gunmen in northwest Nigeria Kaduna state and urges public authorities to ensure their safe return to their families and communities. EI reiterates that schools must be safe havens, free from violence and intimidation.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 March 2021 Nigeria: students and schools must be protected from attacks
Attacks from armed groups against schools and students have been increasing in the last months in Nigeria, where kidnapping for ransom is a widespread criminal enterprise. Nigerian authorities must act swiftly to protect the right to education of children, especially girls.
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News 26 February 2021 EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
EIARC
EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
Development Cooperation Projects
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Leadership Training
- Host organizations
- Nigeria Union of Teachers
- Cooperating organizations
- NASUWT
- Countries
- Nigeria
- Start date
- 3 November 2019
- End date
- 8 November 2019
Resources
The bedrock of inclusion: why investing in the education workforce is critical to the delivery of SDG4
Affiliates
Nigeria Union of Teachers
NUThttps://www.nut-ng.org [email protected] tel: +234 (9) 671.37.10 tel: +234 (9) 672.51.13 fax: +234 (9) 672.44.81National Teachers' House, Airport Road, Lugbe, F.C.T. Abuja P.M.B. 516 Garki, Abuja