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National Commission For Nomadic Education Act.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1989
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish the National Commission for Nomadic Education which will, amongst other things, establish, manage and maintain primary schools for nomadic children
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Education Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This legislation establishes a body known as the National Commission for Nomadic Education to cater for the educational needs of the socially excluded, educationally disadvantaged and migrant groups in Nigeria. The Commission liaises with the Livestock Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and with the State Governments to form an effective inter-Ministerial Committee that will carve out reserves, settlements, grazing areas and dams for the nomadic people; establish schools in the settlements carved out for nomadic people;    formulate policy and issue guidelines in all matters relating to nomadic education in Nigeria; provide funds for the research and personnel development for the improvement of nomadic education in Nigeria; the development of programmes on nomadic education; providing the equipment and other instructional materials (including teaching aids and amenities), construction of classrooms and other facilities relating to nomadic education; and arranging effective monitoring and evaluation of the activities of agencies concerned with nomadic education.

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