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18th June - This Day - Nigeria
Another 'Day of the African Child'
This Day (subscription) - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
... But acording to the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (SCACEFA), this has only been ratified by 18 out of 36 states, ...

1st May - Daily Sun - Nigeria
Unfit Nigerian teachers
And on the occasion of the 2007 World Teachers' Day, the United Nations alerted of the impossibility of meeting the goal of providing quality education for ...

1st May - Daily Trust - Nigeria
Nigeria: We Are Handicapped - Education Minister
The minister who was speaking at a press briefing to celebrate the Education for All (EFA), said the ministry does not have the legal backing to sanction or ...

30th April - Business Day - Nigeria
Imagine 11 million more criminals by 2015
The Minister's report, presented during the inauguration of the 2008 'Education for All' week, revealed that 11 million Nigerian children (almost 14 percent ...

Member Organisations
Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA),  Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) CEREHAD ,IBADAN , ECS,LAGOS, CEPALLIN,UMUAHIA, CMI,FCT, YEHDI,KANO, DOMA,GOMBE, PROJECT AGAPE,LAFIA, CHILD LIFE,PORT HARCOURT

What happened in Action Week 2009?
The National Education for All Forum and the presentation of 2009 Global Monitoring Report kicked
off the Global Action Week on the 20th April. It was attended by critical stakeholders from State Ministries of Education, State Universal Basic Education Board, Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA), ActionAid International Nigeria, Nigerian Universal Basic Education Commission, UNESCO and the Federal Ministry of Education. The forum was organised by the UK Department for International Development Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria. The
Nigerian EFA coordinating office also assessed progress made towards Education for All and reviewed the 2009 Global Monitoring Report as it relates to challenges confronting Nigeria.

What happened in Action Week 2008?
There are as many as 8 million children in Nigeria who are missing out on an education - most have been excluded for reasons including being girls, disabled, labourers, their family poverty, or having parents affected by HIV/AIDS.

This was the central theme to the work and discussions of Action Week activities. The activities were coordinated by the national coalition -CSACEFA in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). The World’s Biggest Lesson was attended by executives and members of the House of Representatives, Senate, top government officials as well as journalists.

The week ended with a stakeholders' round table on Quality Education to End Exclusion to create awareness and stimulate discussions with the public. CSACEFA called on the government to spend 25 per cent of recurrent budgets on teaching and learning materials. NUT sponsored a computer for the winner of an essay competition on the theme.

What happened in Action Week 2007?

Delaying Nigeria’s Action Week because of the general election did not have any weakening effect on the campaign. A colourful well attended Fun Walk organised by Nigeria’s Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) started at the Federal Ministry of Education and ended at the National Centre for Women Development.

Amongst those walking were the Minister of Education Sayyadi Abba Ruma and Minister of State in the Ministry Adewunmi Abitoye and heads of different agencies with responsibility for education. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education and the Minister also presented at a round table discussion on education as a human right, and were humbled by presentations from children and adult learners on their right to an education.