Articles
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6 July 2021 
Nigeria: Education unions call for the immediate release of students after new attack
NewsEducation International condemns the kidnapping of 140 students by gunmen in northwest Nigeria Kaduna state and urges public authorities to ensure their safe return to their families and communities. EI reiterates that schools must be safe havens, free from violence and intimidation.
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5 March 2021 
Nigeria: students and schools must be protected from attacks
NewsAttacks from armed groups against schools and students have been increasing in the last months in Nigeria, where kidnapping for ransom is a widespread criminal enterprise. Nigerian authorities must act swiftly to protect the right to education of children, especially girls.
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26 February 2021 
EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
NewsEIARC
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17 December 2020 
Nigeria: Education International calls for immediate release of students kidnapped by jihadist group
NewsOn 13 December, at least 600 teenagers were kidnapped by Boko Haram at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, northwest Nigeria. Education International, the global union federation representing educators, has joined the international community in calling for the safe release of the 300 teenagers still in captivity.
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20 November 2020 
Project Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
NewsProject Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
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26 October 2020 
The bedrock of inclusion: why investing in the education workforce is critical to the delivery of SDG4
ResearchThis report summarises lessons and recommendations from a multi-country study undertaken on behalf of ActionAid, Education International and Light for the World. The study looked at the current state of play, and the realistic requirements for investing in an education workforce that can support disability-inclusive education systems in Ethiopia, Malawi,...
- The bedrock of inclusion
- Ethiopia study
- Malawi study
- Mozambique study (English)
- Mozambique study (Portuguese)
- Nigeria study
Cooperation Projects
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2021 - 2023 Global Response to Commercialization and Privatization of Education in Nigeria
Workshop/campaign on commercialization and privatization of education
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2019 Leadership training in Nigeria
Training for the new Officers and Executive of the Nigeria Union of Teachers.
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2008 - 2027 African Women in Education Network (AWEN)
AWEN is the EI Women’s Network in Africa. It was launched in May 2008 with the overall goal to promote Gender Equality in unions to strengthen these unions for the achievement of Quality Education for All. AWEN constitutes a platform for women educators sector to influence the political will in...
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Affiliates
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Nigeria Union of Teachers
NUT
National Teachers' House, Airport Road, Lugbe,F.C.T. AbujaP.M.B. 516 Garki, Abujatel: +234 (9) 671.37.10tel: +234 (9) 672.51.13fax: +234 (9) 672.44.81