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World Bank’s $611m to support Out-of-School children in Nigeria In our news center,say s that The World Bank has said that that $611 million released for the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) operation in Nigeria was meant for supporting the country in strengthening the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme and out-of-school children challenges. The World Bank Task Team Leader in charge of the Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA), Hajiya Aisha Garba, stated this on at the flag-off of the BESDA held, in Birnin-Kebbi, Hajia Garba said this while on a visit to Governor Atiku Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, recently Garba, who is also an Education Specialist with the Bank, noted that the fund was also to address the first pool of the Federal Ministry of Education’s ‘Ministerial Strategic Plan 2016-19 on out-of- school children “The objective of BESDA is to increase equitable access for out-out-school children, improve literacy in focus states, a...

WAEC Headquarters in Ghana said has no record of Buhari’s certificate By gowidenews On November 3, 2018 Following the presentation of attestation certificate to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Registrar of West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Abuja yesterday,  the Number one bestselling author and former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri has  described the development as pure garbage, maintaining that President Buhari has no WAEC certificate. Pastor Reno Omokri. According to the report which says that Pastor Omokri who said this on his viral Facebook page said even the Headquarters of WAEC had confirmed in 2015 that it had no record of Buhari as one who had written its exams. President Buhari has come under serious criticisms, especially from members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who have continued to maintain that Buhari does not have WAEC certificate and so, is not eligible to vie for elective position much le...

AYU calls for halting war, lifting siege on Yemen  By gowidenews 03/November/2018 In our news report center says that The General Secretariat of the Arab Youth Union (AYU) called on Saturday for ending the war in Yemen and lifting the siege imposed on it. AYU's Secretariat confirmed in a statement at the conclusion of its meeting in Algeria, the need to communicate with all international organizations and United Nations humanitarian agencies to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people and to help to avert an unprecedented humanitarian disaster. The statement pointed to the suffering of the Yemenis due to military operations and air strikes targeting civilians, infrastructure and public services, in addition to the unjust siege and the closure of land, sea and air ports. It called for returning to dialogue and moving towards a political settlement and national reconciliation to ensure Yemen's independence, security, sovereignty and unity. The AUY General Sec...

Afghanistan: US soldier killed in 'insider' attack in Kabul By gowidenews 3 Nov, 2018     48 minutes ago In our news Report reaching us says that, One US soldier has been killed and another injured in an apparent insider attack in Afghanistan, the Nato-led mission in the country says. Initial reports suggest the assailant in Kabul was a member of the Afghan armed forces and he was "immediately killed" by fellow soldiers, it says. The injured US soldier is stable. This is being seen as the latest so-called "green-on-blue" attack, in which members of the Afghan forces have killed US or coalition soldiers. No group has so far claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack. Last month, US Gen Scott Miller escaped unhurt when a bodyguard opened fire on a group of US and Afghan officials in the southern Kandahar province. The local police chief was killed in that attack, which was later claimed by the Taliban. In August, a suicide bomber k...