Godsgift Onyedinefu, Author at Businessday NG

Independence Day: Buhari blames rising food prices on activities of middlemen

Godsgift Onyedinefu Oct 01, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the prices of food commodities have continued to increase in Nigeria due to the activities...

Military airstrike killed ISWAP fighters, not fishermen - DHQ

Godsgift Onyedinefu Oct 01, 2021

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said the recently launched airstrike in Borno killed fighters of the Islamic State in West...

FG is promoting public-private investments in cold-chain to tackle postharvest losses – Adebayo

Palm oil sector can grow Nigeria’s economy by $1bn — Minister

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 30, 2021

Niyi Adebayo Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, has urged investors to take advantage of the palm oil subsector which...

FG to revamp tertiary health institutions to curb medical tourism

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 26, 2021

In a bid to curb medical tourism, the federal government has inaugurated a national committee to rejig tertiary care services...

Demands for Nnamdi Kanu’s release difficult, but I will consider – Buhari

Buhari seeks debt cancellation at UN General Assembly

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 24, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for outright debt cancellation for developing countries facing the most severe challenges particularly due to...

Buhari urges judiciary to rejig system to enhance justice

Buhari to establish 10 national parks to tackle biodiversity loss

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 23, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his administration will establish ten new National parks across the country as part of...

Why e-naira ‘ll not deepen financial inclusion - experts

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 22, 2021

E-naira, Nigeria’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may not deepen financial inclusion as hoped despite offering the advantage of cheaper...

Reps urge FG to increase education budget from 2022 James Kwen, Abuja The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning to give further considerations to Education in the subsequent budgetary allocations, beginning from 2022 in order to attain the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) projection by 2030. According to UNESCO, for a nation to achieve the goal of providing quality education for all by 2030, the country would have to allocate at least 26 percent of its national budget to education. However, Nigeria’s budgetary allocation for Education in the last five years is 7.38% in 2017, 7.03% in 2018, 7.05% in 2019, 6.7% in 2020 and 5.6% in 2021, a far cry from the expected standards. It is based on this premise that the House called for Federal Government consideration on Tuesday while adopting a motion on; “Urgent Need to Address the Falling Standard of Education in Nigeria” moved by Johnson Ganiyu from Lagos. Moving the motion, Ganiyu noted that quality education is a crucial tool for the economic growth of any country, thus Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is focused on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting life-long learning opportunities for all. He also noted that Section 18 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) provides that the Government shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are equal and adequate educational opportunities at all levels. The lawmaker said he was: “Aware that Nigeria’s education system within the last decade has been on a steady decline, ranging from influx of illegal institutions of learning as well as unqualified teachers in the system to poor funding, overcrowding and plethora of decaying infrastructure in schools across the Federation. “Also aware that according to the United Nations, Nigeria has one of the largest populations of out-of-school youth in the world, with more than ten million Nigerian children, 60 per cent of them girls, not in school and will therefore not have the skills they need to get jobs and build secured and stable future. Ganiyu acknowledged that Nigeria has achieved some progress in expanding access to school under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the domestic Universal Basic Education (UBE) Scheme, however, the expansion has not resulted in improved learning, as the flat learning curve in Nigeria is a proof that getting children to school does not automatically translate to adequate infrastructure, qualified teachers, conducive learning environment, frequent attendance, grade progression, effective classroom governance and more importantly, learning. He expressed concern that the adverse effects of falling standard of Education to a nation is very grave, and the fall in educational standard in Nigeria implies a continued decline in its level of economic growth. The lawmaker also expressed concern that with the current population of about 200 million, 45 per cent of which are below 15 years, there is high demand for learning opportunities translating into increased enrolment which has created challenges in ensuring quality education since resources are spread more thinly. Ganiyu was worried that the burden on education in Nigeria has become even more overwhelming, resulting in more than 100 pupils to one teacher as against the UNESCO benchmark of 35 pupils per teacher; culminating in students learning under trees for lack of classrooms and other harsh conditions. He said if no urgent action is taken, the problem will gravely affect the young and future generations as well as stifle the economic and social developmental prospects of the country.

FG, CSOs inaugurate technical group to monitor economic intervention for women

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 22, 2021

The federal government on Tuesday inaugurated a Technical Working Group to track, monitor and ensure accountability in the implementation of...

56.9% of under-five children in Kano stunted – UNICEF

17 million Nigerian children are malnourished - UNICEF

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 22, 2021

No fewer than 17 million Nigerian children are undernourished, giving Nigeria the highest-burden of malnutrition in Africa and second highest...

BellaNaija leads talks on industrialisation of Africa's fashion sector

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 22, 2021

Nigeria’s leading fashion and lifestyle destination, BellaNaija Style hosted experts and global thought leaders in the fashion and creative industry...

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Independence Day: Buhari blames rising food prices on activities of middlemen

Military airstrike killed ISWAP fighters, not fishermen - DHQ

Palm oil sector can grow Nigeria’s economy by $1bn — Minister

FG to revamp tertiary health institutions to curb medical tourism

Buhari seeks debt cancellation at UN General Assembly

Buhari to establish 10 national parks to tackle biodiversity loss

Why e-naira ‘ll not deepen financial inclusion - experts

FG, CSOs inaugurate technical group to monitor economic intervention for women

17 million Nigerian children are malnourished - UNICEF

BellaNaija leads talks on industrialisation of Africa's fashion sector

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