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NIGERIA’S quest to boost its educational
efforts got a major boost yesterday when it
obtained a grant of $500 million to serve as
additional resources to support universal
basic education.
The former British Prime Minister, Mr.
Gordon Brown, gave this hint at the
meeting of Coalition Interventions to
Support Access and Quality of Education in
Nigeria hosted by President Goodluck
Jonathan at the Banquet Hall of the State
House in Abuja.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria has
made available $250 million for investment
in education by the states. What we have
managed to do by talking to the individual
agencies over the last few days is to match
that $250 million by the additional $250
million making possible new investment of
$500 million in education in Nigeria,” Brown
explained.
A breakdown of the fund as explained by
Brown indicated that Global Partnership for
Education and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) have
agreed to contribute $100 million each for
the development of universal education.
Brown said that the Federal Government,
in collaboration with state governments,
has already provided $250 million for the
development of education in the country,
noting that additional cash transfers is for
training, introduction of new technologies
can now match the initiatives that have
been taken by Dr. Aliko Dangote from the
business community and other initiatives
among five agencies.
He also pointed out that Nigeria stood to
benefit from a seven-year term European
Union (EU) grant that would be devoted to
the development of education, saying: “I
have talked to the head of the development
commission for the EU and he said he will
tell the government of Nigeria to submit an
application from time to time for the next
seven years term will be devoted to
education development in Nigeria. So, it’s up
to the government to make the application.”
Mr. Brown told the President that he had
had a very productive meeting with Vice
President Namadi Sambo, the Co-ordinating
Minister of the Economy/Finance, Mrs. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Education,
Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga
Ashiru, the Minister of State for Education,
Mr. Nyesom Wike, governors and state
commissioners for education on
international support for efforts to create
greater access to educational opportunities
for Nigerian youths.
Representing the President, Vice President
Namadi Sambo said that the Federal
Government has identified access and
quality “as the two strategic goals of
Nigerian education,” emphasising that the
government’s 4-Year Strategic Plan for the
Education Sector: 2011-2015, “further
enumerates the approaches to addressing
the challenges in the sector.
“Within these frame-works, we have
implemented a number of specific
initiatives to improve access and reduce the
number of out-of-school children since the
inception of this Administration. The Almajiri
Education Programme was launched to
increase access for the Almajiris or the less-
privileged children and integrate the
scheme into our Basic Education system.
Today, 80 modern boarding and day
schools have been completed and 45 others
are in various stages of completion,” he
said. Source ;http://www.theguardianmobile.com/readNewsItem1.php?nid=17197:

lertee: How many of them will Chidinma date,I saw her pix with phyno yesterday na.

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prymesolution: Na this kain coffin dey make death hungry people.

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alexchiny: hehehehehe. Now a Yorubaman is saying it, guess it must be true then. Overhyped Fashola!

yoruba or not wat i will tell fashola is 'remember only God can judge u forget the haters' humans beings will always be biased whoever d politicians are and wat they do there conscience and God will judge them it's not easy to lead. Leadership is an headache. I tell u it's not easy

FSU: This fasola is really dumb. Is Obi contesting in the coming election? I said it that that cancer in his neck is affecting his brain.

stop puting politics into every issue in nigeria. Fashola is responsible for the lives of 20 million nigerians cut the man some slacks he deported d hausas even some yorubas were depoted too so when it comes to d igbos u shout foul wat the hell is wrong wit all nigerians can't u see d gud in wat he as done.we shouldn't forget an idle hand is d devils workshop. Look at it this way is the live of over 20 million lagosian not worth d sacrifice of deporting a few after deporting them does it reduce the large nuumber of igbos in lagos.he deported the hausas are d igbos special for them not to be deported. We nigerians are stupid pple(am not excluded). Am not in support of politics cos i hate alll politicians so look at things objectively before commenting. Everybody can't get a job in lagos no wonder we are not progressing. Every damn ethnic group in nigeria should grow up. At least those pple can still move back to lagos. the us as got pple from every race in d world and thats wat make them stronger all athnic bigots in nigeria should get a life

JOYCEOUS: IRONICALLY u dey alwayz mek sense.
Ur galfrnd mst b proud of u no doubt.

someone is in love joyeous hmmmmm

happy birthday nadia wishing u many more u are this young and u have got that kind of curve woow speechless

godwinony: they are the ones stoking the political fire from the outside..you'll be shocked to discover they might be the ones selling weapons to our politicians..

the us really wants nigeria to break up that country is a stupod country who knows they might be the one sponsoring bokoharam juust to cause internal strife that country called us is a bad coutry no offence to the gud pple there but the country is a greedy one.

FOLYKAZE: Shut the Fvck up there!

The God (yahweh and allah) you are shielding attack from, are they foreign God or your cultural God?

I wonder when the choose of grown men finding themselves in a s.exual relationship your own choose of hating them when it is not affecting you?

The lawmakers and people in government should shut their crap for defending culture. They haven't done anything to promote our culture. They give honour to foreign culture and faith.....where is national holiday for Ogun worshippers or a day set aside for celebrating our cultural heritage? Yet we have holidays for christians and for muslims.....are this part of our culture? The government should create avenue for promoting before defending any culture.

The whole issue of homosexuality is personal choice, government and anybody shouldn't check in into issue which is personal. They should be face with national problems not s.ex in private room

even thou our lawmakers are useless. U said they should face national issues do u know how many years it took america to debate thw issues even thou nigeria signed treties wit international communities nigeria is a sovereign nation not one to be pressured to make decisions nigeria never made theres for them it as thou u are a slave to them am sure if nigerians were to vote the number of gays can't outnumber those who don't want it so whats d need for the argument

speedyboi: Yes, they are. Almost all Nigerian local TV stations lack good picture quality except AIT!

I use LED TV.

seconded the worst of them all is nta God i hate that station almost how many years since inception and no improvement stupid pple. Must everything in this country be neglected instead of me watching nta i will wacth cctv even thou i know hear them

gboss4sure: Illiterate means someone that cant read and write, so do you mean to say that our first lady doesn't know how to read and write?

u might be able to read and right and still be an illiterate it has a deeper meaning even when some action u angage in coses ser back u are an illetrate cos wat is d essence of all the book u red when u can't think properly before performing an action that means u are equal to those who did not even read and right cos some are even better despite they not being to sch

Symphony007: the british monarch is commander in chief and is entitled to wear a military uniform because all british monarchs served in the army. You don't see the prime minister wearing military uniform.

get a life becos it is not done in another place dosen't mean it should be a taboo in our land different coutries different rules and also the british monarchs control d army pm is just accountants office the true rulers are the monarchs thats why it is called royal navy, royal airforce. Get a life if u look at wat every other person does it means u dont have a life.

Symphony007: Does'nt mr president have advisers. Were did he get this crazy idea of wearing military uniform in a democracy? A civilian commander in chief in civilain clothes being saluted and giving orders to the unifromed military is central in our constitution. He is not even an ex-service man like obj. Did yar adua ever wear military atire? Even north korea with all it's propagandar, the kims never wear miltary atire.

get ur facts well the kim change millitary attaire like pure water stop hating

FunnyPikin.com:
Make dem no try am ooooo, We are not in China

why do educated pple behave lyk illiterate. Nigerians wants security yet u complain which country in d world that does not monitor d internet and stuff for treats. Someone said us is mature but u dont want Nigeria to. Nigerians should grow up and stop unnecessary bikkering u want security they would (govt) have to get it by all means necessary. Nigerians should grow up and stop delaying progress. It is when they (govt) start abusing it that u challenge them (govt).

FunnyPikin.com:
Make dem no try am ooooo, We are not in China

why do educated pple behave lyk illiterate. Nigerians wants security yet u complain which country in d world that does not monitor d internet and stuff for treats. Someone said us is mature but u dont want Nigeria to. Nigerians should grow up and stop unnecessary bikkering u want security they would (govt) have to get it by all means necessary. Nigerians should grow up and stop delaying progress.

Pls constructive comment

raynold: so what? I play Hollywood movies at home u don't see Americans making a big deal about it..

just shut d Bleep up and appreciate little tins or positive tins that comes not all are bad. Someone one's said change ur thinking and u change d world

fankasibe: WIZKID..... may the Almighty God help me punish all ya enemies.......we London babes dey feel you

i can teach u

dare2think: The first pix makes the most sense!!!

why will it not make sense when u see big booty

Tiwa savage and asa and waje

pDude: Nonsense. All these useless websites which nobody visits

chill bro just an idea no idea is to be wasted

Pdp is breaking apart time for a new dawn

Pdp is breaking apart time for a new change

Naija will win, just chill

Us has a corrupt government and they support corruption in different countries knowingly or unkowningly aids is one of them.