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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 September 2024

   Nigeria: Education union and government gear up to go public and fund education

   In a significant move to strengthen Nigeria's education sector, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) launched the Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign in their country. This initiative aims to secure increased funding for public education and its personnel, while addressing the chronic underfunding that has plagued the...

   Nigeria: Education union and government gear up to go public and fund education

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   Standards and working conditions 13 September 2023

   Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession

   Educators from around the world expressed their concerns about the global teacher shortage, sharing firsthand experiences which highlight the detrimental implications for their classrooms and school communities. Their testimonies were part of consultations organised by Education International to bring the voices of educators to the UN High-Level Panel on the...

   Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 30 August 2022

   Nigeria: Union deeply advocating free quality public education

   For many years now , the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Nigeria has been pushing for public education. Efforts include joining Education International’s Global Response campaign to counter the privatisation of education institutions, which undermines the right to education.

   Nigeria: Union deeply advocating free quality public education

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2022

   Nigeria: Teachers call for more investment in public education to combat growing privatisation

   The national president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Audu Titus Amba, expressed concerns over the proliferation of unregulated private schools in Nigeria. These schools, with the sole aim of making profit, are detrimental to the achievement of quality education for all.

   Nigeria: Teachers call for more investment in public education to combat growing privatisation

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 March 2022

   World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies

   Education International (EI) welcomes the decision from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to stop investing in the for-profit chain of schools, Bridge International Academies. The IFC had invested more than US$ 10 million in Bridge International Academies operations in Africa and supported the company's...

   World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 July 2021

   Nigeria: Education unions call for the immediate release of students after new attack

   Education 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.

   Nigeria: Education unions call for the immediate release of students after new attack