The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating youth and adult illiteracy in Nigeria through the expansion of literacy centres, strengthening of adult education institutions and increased access to lifelong learning opportunities. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, state…

…developing basic literacy and numeracy skills, leaving them vulnerable to functional illiteracy later in life. He added that prolonged disruption would also reduce the future employability of affected children, increasing their dependence on subsistence livelihoods. The girl-child, he said, faces additional risks, incl…

…personality did not hide his displeasure, characterizing the lady's actions as a sign of illiteracy. The viral video, which shows the unnamed woman getting her alleged lover's face permanently inked on her own face, has sparked widespread debate across social media networks. Watch the viral video below View this post o…

…the board in delivering its mandate. The forum resolved to tackle poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and out-of-school children, identified as major drivers of insecurity across the region. It emphasised sustained investments in education, agriculture, livelihoods, youth empowerment and skills development alongside ongo…

…of northern Nigeria, millions of young people remain trapped in a cycle of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and hopelessness. Too many children are outside the formal education system. Too many young men and women possess neither vocational skills nor realistic economic prospects. Too many communities have watched op…

The drivers of insecurity in Nigeria are multi-dimensional and include poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, weak governance, corruption, ethnicity, religious extremism and marginalisation

…3) His condition verges on absolute poverty. 4) Her level of education verges on illiteracy. 5) The hedging verges on dishonesty. 6) The man's spiritual condition verges on apostasy. The verb border also takes the particle on and is synonymous with verge on: 1) His insensitivity borders on misanthropy. 2) The happy-go-…