National Commission For Nomadic Education Act. Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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. Full text English