Nigeria’s out-of-school children has hit 20.2 million under President Muhammadu Buhari.
By 2050, some of the world’s most iconic glaciers will have disappeared, UNESCO finds.
“Impunity for killings of journalists remains unacceptably high at 86 per cent,” said UNESCO
“Also, It has negatively impacted the future of Nigerian students, as a programme of four years now would last for six years,” added the NANS president.
The report published on UNESCO website on Thursday shows that Nigeria has over 20 million of the total 244 million out-of-school children around the world.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday inaugurated the renovated ancient Vlekete Slave Market and Museum in Badagry.
UN senior officials on Wednesday called for an investigation into the killing of a well-known Al Jazeera correspondent, Ms Shireen Abu Akleh.
As the 2021 International Week for Science and Peace begins, the UN has directed attention to the importance of science to society and daily living.
The UNESCO report said Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute 20 billion dollars to the continent’s combined GDP.
A UNESCO statement said the number of children experiencing reading difficulties jumped from 460 to 584 million in 2020.
