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Minister Ogah extols SWAN on girl-child education

Minister Ogah extols SWAN on girl-child education

The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has urged relevant stakeholders to as a matter of priority educate the girl-child in order to give them the ability to make informed choices. Ogah noted that educating a girl-child would build stronger families, communities, economies and establish strength to pilot the system for sustainable value development in the society. He made the call when he received a delegation of the Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN), Abuja Chapter, led by its Chairperson, Miss Mbang Joy Esu, FCA, at the ministry’s headquarters recently. According to him, “an…
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Buhari vows increased education spending over the next four years

Buhari vows increased education spending over the next four years

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria will increase its budget for education as a sign of commitment to its citizens. The 78-year-old made the pledge at the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 in London, the United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. He said Nigeria will progressively increase annual domestic education expenditure by 50% over the next two years, at the end of which his second term tenure will end. The president also committed Nigeria to increase the annual expenditure by up to 100% by 2025, beyond the 20% global benchmark. “We fully…
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