Eagle Builders Foundation

NIGERIA EDUCATION FIRST INITIATIVE (NEFI) is an advocacy project initiated by Eagle Builders Foundation in response to global advocacy and support of Education for All. NEFI is aim at mobilizing young people across the 36 states and FCT to facilitate Free, Compulsory and Qualitative Education for all Nigerian children irrespective of ethnic group, religion and sex. The campaign will raise awareness on the benefit of education and the need for all Nigerian kids to be taken of f the street to the classroom. STRUCTURES OF NEFI 1. National Steering Committee of NEFI is made up of 15 members drawn from NGOs, CSOs, activists, human right Lawyers, education communicators, policy makers, government, private sector, partners organization, etc. 2. STATE WORKING COMMITTEE - There will be a State Working Committee that will work with the National Steering Committee to reinforce strong advocacy on Free and Compulsory Education especially in states that have not done that y...

CHAPTER 15: - Right to Education: - Article 17 1. Constitutional, Legislative and Judicial Measures In addition to the main poverty reduction strategy paper NEEDS and the Seven Point Agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the following are the main documents on national laws, policies and key programmes in the education sector: - The 1999 Constitution - Draft National Policy on Special Needs Education/Implementation Guidelines, 2012 - Training Manual on Adaptation and Implementation of Inclusive Education in Nigeria, 2010 - A Strategic Framework for the Revitalization of Adult and Youth Literacy in Nigeria, 2012. - Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act 2004 - Child’s Right Act 2003 - National Child Policy 2007 - National Policy for Integrated Early Childhood Development in Nigeria (2007) - National Minimum Standard for Early Child Care Centres in Nigeria (2007) - National Gender Policy on Education 2007 - National Framework on Girls’ and Women Education, 201...

The Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme is a nine (9) year basic educational programme, which was launched and executed by the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to eradicate illiteracy, ignorance and poverty as well as stimulate and accelerate national development, political consciousness and national integration. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo flagged off UBE on 30 th September 1999 in Sokoto , Sokoto State. The UBE Programme is Nigeria's str ategy for the achievement of Education for All (EFA) and the education-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The implementation process of the programme has been on since 1999 , but progress was hampered by lack of an enabling law to execute certain aspects of the programme. What a big relief it was when the President signed the UBE Bill into law on 26 th May 2004 following its passage by the National Assembly . The UBE Act 2004 makes provision for basic education comprising of ECCE,...

Education is a great driver of social, economic and political progress. As people learn to read, count and reason critically, their prospects for health and pro sperity expand exponentially. But our advances in education have not benefited everyone equally—and primary school enrollment rates tell only part of the regrettable story. Millions of children who start primary school are unable to finish and still more miss out on secondary school. Today, some 69 million adolescents—in low-income countries—are receiving no post-primary education. We can no longer afford the cost of excluding them. Barriers to school enrolment and completion Unaffordable costs. Poverty is the greatest barrier to high-quality education. Even when primary school is technically free, additional charges for uniforms, textbooks, teacher salaries and school maintenance create financial barriers for many families. In surveys from countries with “free education”, parents consistently say th...

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