UNESCO – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 08 Sep 2024 21:03:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png UNESCO – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Beyond The Barrel: The Tourism Imperative (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/beyond-the-barrel-the-tourism-imperative-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/beyond-the-barrel-the-tourism-imperative-1/#respond Sun, 08 Sep 2024 21:03:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388722 Nigeria is at the moment in a precarious position, teetering like a heavy toddler due to the instability of its monocrop economy. The country’s heavy dependence on crude (not even refined) petroleum exports exposes a cumulative effect of defective political economies and the complacency of the ruling elite “who have been trained as to how [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/beyond-the-barrel-the-tourism-imperative-1/feed/ 0 UNESCO Urges Swift Action: Sub-Saharan Africa Requires 68 Million More Teachers https://www.theinfostride.com/unesco-urges-swift-action-sub-saharan-africa-requires-68-million-more-teachers/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unesco-urges-swift-action-sub-saharan-africa-requires-68-million-more-teachers/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 21:09:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=361858 A UNESCO estimate reveals the pressing need for an additional 24.4 million primary school teachers and nearly 44 million secondary school teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve universal basic education by 2030. This critical issue took center stage in a recent webinar hosted by InfoStride News, attracting over a hundred participants, including experts, education professionals, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unesco-urges-swift-action-sub-saharan-africa-requires-68-million-more-teachers/feed/ 0 US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter China influence https://www.theinfostride.com/us-decides-to-rejoin-unesco-and-pay-back-dues-to-counter-china-influence/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-decides-to-rejoin-unesco-and-pay-back-dues-to-counter-china-influence/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:06:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348717 UN cultural and scientific agency UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin and pay more than $600 million in back dues after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member. U.S. officials say the decision to return was motivated by concern that China is filling the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-decides-to-rejoin-unesco-and-pay-back-dues-to-counter-china-influence/feed/ 0 FG Allocates N81.7bn for Streetlights Construction in 2023 Budget, Higher Than Total Amount for Schools and PHCs Combined https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-allocates-n81-7bn-for-streetlights-construction-in-2023-budget-higher-than-total-amount-for-schools-and-phcs-combined/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-allocates-n81-7bn-for-streetlights-construction-in-2023-budget-higher-than-total-amount-for-schools-and-phcs-combined/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:27:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348103 Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform, which allows citizens to collaborate, track and give feedback on public projects in their communities, has discovered that a total of N81.7 billion was allocated to the construction of solar street lights in the 2023 FG Capital and Constituency projects. This is higher than the total allocation to schools [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-allocates-n81-7bn-for-streetlights-construction-in-2023-budget-higher-than-total-amount-for-schools-and-phcs-combined/feed/ 0 BudgIT calls on FG, Governors to declare Emergency on School Infrastructure https://www.theinfostride.com/budgit-calls-on-fg-governors-to-declare-emergency-on-school-infrastructure/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:50:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=241609 BudgIT urged the governments at state and federal levels to declare a state of emergency on school infrastructure, raising alarm on the worsening condition of public education in Nigeria. In a statement by its Communications Associate, BudgIT expresses deep concern about the state of education in Nigeria, contending, arguably, that Nigeria’s crisis of out-of-school children [...]

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]]> Render Account on the Debts you imposed on Osun State, Omisore replies Aregbesola https://www.theinfostride.com/render-account-on-the-debts-you-imposed-on-osun-state-omisore-replies-aregbesola/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:44:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202331 …says, a government that lacks accountability can’t demand for it. Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has lambasted the government of Osun State over a statement credited to it that he should tender apology for challenging the government to explain the role of UNESCO in the construction of the road leading to [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa welcomes Dissemination of the Girls’ Education Challenge to Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-welcomes-dissemination-of-the-girls-education-challenge-to-nigeria/ Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:35:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193702 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) has welcomed the national dissemination of the Girls’ Education Challenge to Nigeria after its official launch last week at the British High Commission in Abuja. Marginalised adolescent girls in Nigeria face several barriers to accessing both formal and non-formal education, and poverty remains the most important factor in determining whether [...]

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]]> Rotimi Amaechi: Man Ahead of His Time and His Audacity (Part 3 and Conclusion) https://www.theinfostride.com/rotimi-amaechi-man-ahead-of-his-time-and-his-audacity-part-3-and-conclusion/ Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:23:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180892 “Amaechi believes in transparency and accountability. He was the first governor in this country to begin a Stewardship Account. He was the first governor to publicly say to people, this is what we have received, this is what we have spent; this is where we have spent it. He was the first governor in this [...]

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]]> SAP Africa Code Week returns to Nigeria, sets to train Teachers, Volunteers and Unemployed https://www.theinfostride.com/sap-africa-code-week-returns-to-nigeria-sets-to-train-teachers-volunteers-and-unemployed/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:12:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178692 SAP Africa Code Week has returned to invest in Nigeria in the areas of training teachers, volunteers and unemployed. This will ensure that no child is left behind during the Africa Code Week 2017 Over the next weeks Nigeria will play host to a series of official train-the-trainer (TTT) workshop sessions as the country takes [...]

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]]> Rotimi Amaechi: The Man Ahead Of His Time And His Audacity (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/rotimi-amaechi-the-man-ahead-of-his-time-and-his-audacity-2/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:58:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178240 “I never knew that writing on Amaechi as a man ahead of his time can be this tasking and assiduous. I have tried to x-ray this enigma in this regard on the areas of his feats as the first Nigerian to assume office as a State Governor in Nigeria while on self exile and the [...]

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]]> Top Five Places to visit in Osun State of Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/top-five-places-to-visit-in-osun-state-of-nigeria/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:55:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169588 If you are thinking of visiting Nigeria and your journey takes you across South West region of the country, most especially Osun State, here are the top five places you can visit in the state that will amaze you. 1. Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove A UNESCO world heritage site, the history-rich Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a [...]

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]]> Governor Lalong Urges Nigeria’s Ethnic Groups To Preserve Their Languages https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-lalong-urges-nigerias-ethnic-groups-preserve-languages/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:01:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115541 The Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Simon Lalong, has called on ethnic groups in Nigeria to preserve their languages and save them from extinction. The governor made the call yesterday at the 2015 Gamai Cultural Festival in Shendam Local Government Area of the state, where he hails from. He said that languages were vital tools for interacting and expressing ideas, [...]

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]]> Nigeria Needs To Declare State Of Emergency In Education Sector – Ben Murray-Bruce https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-needs-to-declare-state-of-emergency-in-education-sector-ben-murray-bruce/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 11:31:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101772 Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’s educational sector. Murray-Bruce said this in reaction to a recent statement by the National Programme Advisor on Education for The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Dr. Mohammed Alkali who said that about 65 million Nigerians [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > CBCIU Chairmanship Tussle: Prof. Soyinka Directing His Aggression With Obasanjo At Me – Oyinlola https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-cbciu-chairmanship-tussle-soyinka-directing-his-aggression-with-obasanjo-at-me-oyinlola/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:30:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-cbciu-chairmanship-tussle-soyinka-directing-his-aggression-with-obasanjo-at-me-oyinlola/ A former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has said that the recent tongue lash he received from Professor Wole Soyinka, over the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo, might not be unconnected with an alleged friction between the Nobel Laureate and former President [...]

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]]> UNESCO status forces change on Reunion’s Island Farmers https://www.theinfostride.com/unesco-status-forces-change-on-reunions-island-farmers/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:24:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/unesco-status-forces-change-on-reunions-island-farmers/ Five years ago, 40 percent of Reunion, a French territory east of Madagascar, was named a UNESCO world heritage site and turned into a national park. The territory’s special status attracts tourists, but farmers who live in the park are being forced to change their way of life due to new limitations. http://bc05.ajnm.me/665003303001/201508/897/665003303001_4434238765001_20150820-reunion-heritage-tpa-nostraps.mp4 Al Jazeera’s [...]

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]]> #Culture: UNESCO urges Iraqis to protect heritage amid fighting https://www.theinfostride.com/culture-unesco-urges-iraqis-to-protect-heritage-amid-fighting/ Wed, 18 Jun 2014 07:35:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=48792 The UN's cultural organisation on Tuesday urged Iraqis to protect the country's heritage amid heavy fighting, warning that destroying religious sites would amount to war crimes. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova expressed concern at "renewed human…

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