In December 2019, I began to feel an itch. I work as an education consultant in one of the leading education consulting firms in the country, The Education Partnership (TEP) Centre. I lead the Consultancy unit of this firm which simply means we are the catch-all team of the firm. Our job
We are pleased to announce that our LEARNigeria Programme was featured in Thursday (14th October, 2021) Financial Times paper! The full page spotlight focuses on our work in assessing and improving the foundational literacy and numeracy skills of Nigerian children. How did we get here? Well, we
On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) named the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. The virus was spreading across the world and countries began to take action to limit and stop the spread of COVID-19 as much as possible. Nigeria, like many other countries,
Going to school every day, meeting physically with teachers, classmates and schoolmates was the norm. Working together in groups, touching and hugging without having to constantly sanitize was very normal. But such is not the case anymore as the narrative has changed. Face shields and nose
This article was written by Oby Bridget Azubuike and Bisayo Aina from The Education Partnership Centre, Lagos. For more information on the survey and full report please visit www.tepcentre.com “I Can’t Support My Child’s Learning Because I Am Not A Teacher.” Following the outbreak of the
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria already had about 10.2 million out-of-school children, mostly in the North-East region. However, the nationwide school closure declared by the Federal government has increased the burden of continuing education on policymakers, school administrators,
Similar to other countries, schools in Nigeria have been temporarily shut down following the outbreak of COVID-19. While this presents numerous challenges for an already fragile education system, there is also an opportunity for education innovation to shine and thrive in Nigeria like never
Kaduna state is one of the biggest and most developed states in Nigeria. It is the fourth largest state in Nigeria by landmass, and according to the National Bureau of Statistics, its internally generated revenue of N28,148,559,525.35 was the sixth-largest from January to September 2019. Some
In December 2019, a novel strain of a virus was identified. This strain, since named Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has ballooned into a global pandemic present in almost every country in the world. Because of its very high infection rate, quite a number of social sectors have been shut
Dear Partner, It goes without saying that this is an unusual and unsettling time around the world. As the COVID-19 pandemic forces countries into lockdown and traditional workspaces are disrupted, we would like to assure you of our commitment to you and the work that you do to provide children