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26 June 2023 
EI Africa launches Go Public! Fund Education Campaign in Accra
NewsEducation International (EI), together with its member organisations in Ghana, hosted a workshop at Mensvic Hotel in Accra on the 21st June 2023 to discuss education financing. EI member organizations from Senegal and Zambia involved in the Tax and Education (TaxEd) Alliance project joined their counterparts from Ghana and Nigeria...
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18 June 2023 
EI Global Response to Privatisation and Commercialisation of Education expands to more countries
NewsOn June 15, 2023, Education International (EI) Africa held an online meeting on the EI Global Response (GR) to Privatisation and Commercialisation of and in Education. The meeting was held in the context of the new EI campaign, “Go Public! Fund Education”. The privatisation and commercialisation of education is growing...
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2 September 2022 
Nigeria: Union deeply advocating free quality public education
NewsFor many years now , the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Nigeria has been pushing for public education. Efforts include joining Education International’s Global Response campaign to counter the privatisation of education institutions, which undermines the right to education.
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30 August 2022 
Nigeria: Union deeply advocating free quality public education
NewsFor many years now , the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Nigeria has been pushing for public education. Efforts include joining Education International’s Global Response campaign to counter the privatisation of education institutions, which undermines the right to education.
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7 July 2022 
Nigeria: Teachers call for more investment in public education to combat growing privatisation
NewsThe national president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Audu Titus Amba, expressed concerns over the proliferation of unregulated private schools in Nigeria. These schools, with the sole aim of making profit, are detrimental to the achievement of quality education for all.
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5 July 2022 
Nigeria: Teachers call for more investment in public education to combat growing privatisation
NewsThe national president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Audu Titus Amba, expressed concerns over the proliferation of unregulated private schools in Nigeria. These schools, with the sole aim of making profit, are detrimental to the achievement of quality education for all.
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Cooperation Projects
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2024 - 2026 Campaign against commercialization and privatization of education
In Nigeria, the rapid growth of private education providers has led to a proliferation of schools, creating inequality and threatening every child’s right to quality education. Low-fee private schools, such as Bridge International Academies, target low-income families under the guise of affordability, turning education into a commodity. This trend stems...
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2021 - 2023 Global Response to Commercialization and Privatization of Education in Nigeria
Workshop/campaign on commercialization and privatization of education
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2021 - 2027 African Young Educators Network (AYEN)
The Africa Young Educators Network (AYEN) was launched on 23rd September 2021 during a virtual webinar attended by 40 young male and female educators aged 35 years and below. It is designed as a multi-level net work with sub-regional networks feeding into a regional structure, enabling young educators across Africa...
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Affiliates
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Nigeria Union of Teachers
NUT
National Teachers' House, Airport Road, Lugbe,F.C.T. AbujaP.M.B. 516 Garki, Abujatel: +234 (9) 671.37.10tel: +234 (9) 672.51.13fax: +234 (9) 672.44.81