UBE ACT
The UBE Act 2004 makes provision for basic education comprising of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Primary and Junior Secondary Education. The financing of basic education is the responsibility of States and Local Governments. However, the Federal Government has decided to intervene in the provision of basic education with 2% of its Consolidated Revenue […]
MAKING THE UNIVERSAL BASIC ACT WORK FOR ALL CHILDREN IN NIGERIA
The right to education is a fundamental human right – recognized first in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and today in modern international human rights instruments such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which was ratified by Nigeria in 1991… Read more below or download here
Youthhub Radio Show
In scaling up interventions for development and to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, entertainment education or edutainment remains a formidable tool to reach a wide range of audience. The 2015 and 2016 World Development Reports respectively highlighted the untapped potential of entertainment education and mass media in development practice. For our massive youth population, […]
Basic Education Media Fellowship
The Basic Education Media Fellowship aims to mobilize media interest in pushing for the 12 years of safe, free and quality basic education in Nigeria. It will also push for increased funding for education through the review of existing laws and legal frameworks. The fellowship will: Recognise and celebrate 15 existing media personnel across print, […]
Dora Club (DC)
The Dora Club, named after the late Dr Dora Akunyili, was set-up to encourage, engage and empower young girls and boys in senior secondary schools with digital skills and leadership skills. The club engages students in extracurricular activities and serves as a platform to aid their self-development. DC currently have chapters in 10 schools and […]
Child Right Bill Advocacy Project (CRIBAP)
The YouthhubAfrica Child Right Bill Advocacy Project focuses on improving Basic Education, school enrolment, retention, and completion in Nigeria with a special interest in reducing the number of out of schoolgirls in Nigeria and Northern Nigeria in Particular.In 2017, YouthHubAfrica worked with 35 Media personnel and 5 Local partners from across 5 states- Kaduna, Kano, […]
Fund National Library
This is a campaign by civil society towards the completion of the National Library. Youthhubafrica led a coalition of Civil Society organisations and demand action on the lack of completion of the National Library of Nigeria building located on plot 35, Cadastral Zone A, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). National Library Courtesy Visit The contract […]
Girls Documenting Covid
YouthhubAfrica is organising the Girls Documenting Covid-19 project to train young girls to carry out a documentary exercise of their experiences and that of their neighbours during this pandemic and the eventual lockdown of schools. The 8 young girls were selected from all parts of the country. The project begins with training on photography and […]
Girl Foward
YouthHubAfrica participated in the Lagos social Media week in 2019 with focus on Girls education and media. The event “#GirlForward” was a science and Tech event that creates a platform for young girls, key industry actors and stakeholders to discuss critical issues facing the development of young girls in Nigeria with special attention on how […]
Traditions mistaken to be ‘Normal’
The Basic Education Media Fellowship aims to mobilise media interest in pushing for the 12 years of safe, free and quality basic education in Nigeria. It will also push for increased funding for education through the review of existing laws and legal frameworks.The fellowship will: auwa was only 12 and couldn’t understand why her parents […]