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21
Apr

EARLY GRADE READING IN NIGERIA: 2nd Annual Conference on Children’s Books and the teaching of Early Grade Reading explored the way forward

The second National Conference on Children’s Books and the Teaching of EGR in Nigeria was held in Kano from 17th to 18th, March 2020. The Nigerian Center for Reading Research and Development (NCRRD), Bayero University, Kano in partnership with the USAID funded Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI Plus) project organized the conference for Academics, Educators, Publishers, Writers of children’s books,

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28
Feb

STRENGTHENING QUALITY OF TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND DEPLOYMENT POLICY

Employing qualified teachers is central to achieving basic quality education. Standards of education are lowered when there is no policy in place to regulate the recruitment of trained and qualified teachers. In 2012, the Northern Education Initiative in collaboration with policy-level officials from the education sector developed the Bauchi State Teacher Recruitment and (TRD) policy document. This policy document was

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17
Feb

ALMAJIRIS ACCESS BASIC EDUCATION AT NON-FORMAL LEARNING CENTER

At the Da’awa Non-formal learning centre in Zango community, Bauchi State, about 70 almajiris (out-of-school boys roaming the street) learn to read and write. Amina Usman, teacher at the centre, speaking about her motivation said “It doesn’t matter if it is not your child, if you help other people’s children to learn, you make a big contribution to society,” she

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12
Feb

Development of National Reading Framework in Nigeria

Prof. Ismail Junaidu, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) officially flagged off the workshop on the Development of a National Assessment Framework for Reading. Organized by the Northern Education Initiative Plus in collaboration with NERDC and other partners ( National Commission for Colleges of Education – NCCE, National Teachers Institute- NTI, The Reading and Numeracy

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29
Jan

The USAID Nigeria Mission Director Visits NEI Plus Project Sites and Partners in Bauchi

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nigeria Mission Director, Mr. Stephen Haykin visited the Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI Plus) project sites (formal school and Non-formal Learning Centre – NFLC) in Bauchi. The Governor of Bauchi state, Sen. Bala Mohammed praised the project for promoting a culture of reading in the state. Sen. Bala Mohammed said that many

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26
Jun

New Chief of Party resumes, engages partners for improved reading outcomes

The Chief of Party of the USAID-funded Northern Education Initiative Plus project, Dr. Jordene Hale, paid a familiarization visit to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono. Echono commended the efforts of the United States government through the project to improve early grade reading in Northern Nigeria. He said the Ministry is gathering evidence on the impact

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26
Jun

NCCE commissions early grade reading resource center

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), yesterday, commissioned its early grade reading resource center at its headquarters in Abuja, as a model for innovative instructional practices on reading. In the last four years, the Northern Education Initiative Plus has collaborated with the NCCE to pilot a pre-service reading program in three colleges of education and a polytechnic in

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17
Jun

NMEC to standardize basic literacy exams in Nigeria

The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has agreed to standardize the administration of basic literacy examinations in the non-formal education sector in Nigeria. With this development, children from 11-17 years of age who attend Non-Formal Learning Centers across Nigeria will sit for standardized examinations administered by the State Agencies for Mass Education (SAMEs) to qualify

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22
May

‘Sustaining reading activities will improve education quality in Sokoto state’

Yabo Local Government Area in Sokoto state is one of the focal local governments where the USAID funded-Northern Education Initiative Plus (the Initiative) project is implemented. The immediate past Education Secretary of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), Ibrahim Muhammad Yabo, in this interview, bares his mind on how the LGEA under his two-and-a-half year leadership met the teaching and

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16
May

USAID trained reading experts promote literacy awareness in Nigeria

A group of education professionals trained on early grade reading by the USAID funded-Northern Education Initiative Plus have formed a professional learning community to implement literacy outreach activities in their localities. This was the outcome of a three-day training workshop organized by the project at the Bayero University Kano, Kano state for 40 educators who had earlier completed a six-month

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