Child Rights

Classrooms to Streets

From Classrooms to Streets: How School Dropouts Fuel Street Hawking in Nigeria

By David Arome What Nafisa Umar finds most upsetting about her job selling wara (Traditional Hausa Snack) on the streets of Minna, in Nigeria’s northern Niger State, is the abuse she gets from customers. “The major danger of street hawking is abuse and insults, particularly from young men,” says the 15-year-old. “Some of them refuse […]

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Sustainable Education Source: Human angle

Promoting Sustainable Education for Nation Building in Nigeria

By Deborah Ogbole In many Nigerian communities, the sentiment, “I would rather send my children to learn a trade than to send them to school,” still resonates. This mindset continues to hold back numerous individuals from pursuing formal education. While traditional skills are valuable, the reluctance to embrace classroom or online learning often limits the

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