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Bauchi, UNICEF move to map out-of-school children

8Dec By Future Dr.No Comments

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Bauchi, UNICEF move to map out-of-school children

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi The Bauchi State government in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have commenced mapping of out-of-school children to ascertain the actual number of children that are not attending school as the State reportedly has about 1.2 million children who are not in school. According to a statement by the Officer in Charge of UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Adams Clement, the mapping would enable the state “to know the actual number of children that are out of school, for effective planning. The mapping is a comprehensive household survey for out-of-school children towards actualising the state’s strategic plans to reduce the number and rate of out-of-school children." Speaking with Vanguard in Bauchi on Friday, UNICEF Education Office...

UNFPA, Al-Muhibah Foundation train 60 persons with disabilities on skills acquisition in Bauchi

3Dec By Future Dr.No Comments

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UNFPA, Al-Muhibah Foundation train 60 persons with disabilities on skills acquisition in Bauchi

By Idris Abdulrasheed The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Al-Muhibah Foundation, on Sunday, commenced skills acquisition training for 60 persons with disabilities in Bauchi state. The Bauchi state Programme Officer of UNFPA, Deborah Tabara, stated this on during the commemoration of the 2023 International Day for Persons with Disabilities. According to her, the gesture which was a collaborative efforts of UNFPA and Al-Muhibah Foundation of Gov. Bala Mohammed’s wife, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, was to make the beneficiaries to be financially independent and employers of labour. Tabara, who explained that all the beneficiaries were females, highlighted some of the skills to include, soap making, baking, frying of beans cake, tofu as well as cash gift of N30,000 and N20,000 ...

UNICEF’s climate change education averting future dangers – school teacher

18Nov By Future Dr.No Comments

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UNICEF’s climate change education averting future dangers – school teacher

By Idris Saheed Mr Abdullahi Idris, Climate Change Education teacher, Government Junior Secondary School, Sakwa in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi state, says that the climate change education introduced by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was averting future dangers in the state. He stated this in an interview with newsmen when a team from UNICEF Bauchi Field Office visited the school to assess the impact of the incorporation of climate change education into the school curriculum as part of activities to commemorate the 2023 World Children's Day. According to him, teaching students about climate change at the junior level would not only avert several imminent dangers in the future, but also broaden the pupils’ knowledge about climate change and...

Bauchi school with 45 classes, 45 toilets lauds UNICEF’s sanitation programme

16Nov By Future Dr.No Comments

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Bauchi school with 45 classes, 45 toilets lauds UNICEF’s sanitation programme

By Idris Saheed Mr Jibril Shiramah, the Proprietor, Ummul Qura Science Academy, Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State has lauded the Water Sanitation and Hygiene programme of UNICEF for making effective impacts on schools. Shiramah, who made the commendation in an interview with newsmen in Azare on Thursday, said even though the school was WASH compliance, the introduction of Environmental Sanitation Club (ESC) in the school, had positively impacted the lives of students towards hygiene. According to him, the WASH team of Katagum LGA had visited the school and sensitised them on the need to be WASH compliance so as to reduce outbreak of diseases. “The sanitation club was established in this school about two years ago and we have 45 classrooms in the school with 4...

University graduates 1,500 students on procurement, social standards in Bauchi

23Oct By Future Dr.No Comments

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University graduates 1,500 students on procurement, social standards in Bauchi

By Saheed Idris The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi state has graduated 1,500 students from the World Bank Project on Sustainable Procurement, Social and Environmental Standards Enhancement. Speaking during the graduation ceremony in Bauchi on Monday, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, ATBU, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, said that the programmes were introduced by the World Bank to reduce rising corruption from procurement, train environmental experts and social standards specialists. He explained that the programme was designed for students to attend classes virtually and receive their certificate physically at the university campus. Garba, who is also the Coordinator, Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Center of Excellence (SPESSCE) of the universi...

Engage Prof Bogoro to save tertiary education, APC scribe tells Tinubu

28Aug By Future Dr.No Comments

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Engage Prof Bogoro to save tertiary education, APC scribe tells Tinubu

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and two-time aspirant for Bogoro/Tafawa-Balewa/Dass federal constituency, Hon. Godfrey Manasseh has urged President Bola Tinubu to re-appoint Professor Elias Bogoro as head of Tetfund to save tertiary education in the country. The APC scribe said this on Monday at a press briefing in Bauchi, where he alleged that the research and development drive initiated by Bogoro is no longer given priority. He noted that with Bogoro's vast experience as an Educationist, he will add significant value to the growth and development of the education sector, considering what he has been able to do while he served at TETFund. Godfrey Manasseh said that TETfund under the leadership of Suleiman Bogoro contributed to the grow...