Impact of Water and Sanitation in Kano School
‘I no longer have to beg my friends for a few sips of water when my supply runs out (she laughs)...in fact, I no longer have to carry a water bottle from home’. For Aishatu Abdullahi, a 15 year old pupil of Gobirawa Special Primary School in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano state, going to school is a better experience....   Read More

Monitoring Learning Achievement exercise in Kwara
The Monitoring of Learning Achievement in Kwara State started on 31 May 2010 and has been a hitch free event with immense cooperation from the enumerators, the schools and the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) officials who have the jurisdiction over the selected schools....   Read More

Lagos State commences Medium Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) Planning Process
The 2011-2013 Medium Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) planning process has commenced in Lagos State with a series of workshops linking the Annual Implementation Work Plans with the MTSS. The process is geared towards reforming the procedures involved in budget preparation and planning. ...   Read More

Enugu holds Pre-MTSS Development workshop
Enugu state government is committed to ensuring the development of a quality MTSS and the success of Enugu State Government-ESSPIN partnership for quality basic education provision in the State. This commitment was expressed in a communiqué issued at the end of a 2 day preparatory workshop for the development of the 2010-2013 Medium-Term Sector Strategy for the state....   Read More

Fourth ESSPIN News out
The 4th edition of the ESSPIN News is out, welcoming the new Honourable Minister for Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i on board to sail. Read more on reforms with regards to School Based Management Committee, Teacher Development Needs Assessment and lots more. ...   Read More

Annual School Census - The Kwara Perspective
The Annual School Census (ASC) is an activity designed to capture relevant data as needed for adequate planning and administration of education in Nigeria. Over the years, logistics have been a major challenge towards the successful implementation of this annual event. ...   Read More

ESSPIN Moves Towards Curriculum Improvement
A training on Monitoring Learning Achievement (MLA) for 45 enumerators from Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa States took place from Monday 24th to Friday 29th May 2010in Kano. This ESSPIN-funded training was conducted to impart skills in monitoring the basic education system by sampling students across the States who were tested in a selected subject area....   Read More

Enugu Office Opens
ESSPIN Enugu office has commenced operations with a formal presentation to the Enugu State Government on Monday 29 March, 2010. The presentation was made by Ron Tuck, National Programme Manager, ESSPIN supported by Pius Elumeze, ESSPIN Enugu State Team Leader....   Read More

Annual School Census in Kano
Based on the inability of the 2008 Annual School Census to meet the education sector expectations, the Federal Ministry of Education consented to the decentralization of the exercise in order to capture more accurate data. The main purpose of the census was to collect and collate data on schools in terms of infrastructure, teacher status, enrolment, retention and ...   Read More

Jigawa SUBEB Undergoes Strategic Visioning
In its efforts to provide quality basic education to children in primary and junior secondary schools in Jigawa, the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has embarked on a strategic visioning process to strengthen its capacity....   Read More

ESSPIN helps make Every Child Count in Kwara State
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN), is a six year UK Department for International Development funded programme supporting Federal and State authorities as they work both to reform the governance of education and to improve the quality of basic education available to all Nigerian children...   Read More

Annual School Census - The Jigawa Perspective
The Annual School Census (ASC ) is aimed at capturing basic information on schools, infrastructure, enrolment and attendance, teaching and none-teaching staff, to ease policy formulation and effective education planning by the government....   Read More

Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB) - Visioning Process
One of the objectives of ESSPIN is to enable the transformation of schools into dynamic, well managed learning environments, where quality teaching and learning takes place. ...   Read More