FG's education programme benefits 53m learners, brings 4m back to school

The Federal Government has announced that much than 53 cardinal learners are presently benefiting from its escaped and compulsory basal acquisition programme.

The figure, according to the government, accrued from 30,324,372 to 53,324,372, representing an summation of 75.9 percent.

Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, who announced this successful Abuja portion giving his ministerial scorecard for the past year, revealed that the information was obtained from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

Prof. Mamman disclosed that the Nigerian authorities has returned 4 cardinal retired of the 20 cardinal out-of-school children to the schoolroom and announced that 3,483,721 students person benefited from nonstop interventions to heighten learning.

He credited the feat to the collaborative efforts of 5 agencies wrong the ministry, stressing that it has acceptable an ambitious people to enrol 3 to 4 cardinal out-of-school children into classrooms annually implicit the adjacent 3 years, efficaciously transitioning them from the streets to schools.

“Over 4 cardinal young children person been brought to basal schoolhouse and Arabic literacy programmes, including 200,500 learners with disabilities, done 5 agencies of the Federal Ministry of Education.

“In the past 2 weeks, implicit 20,000 out-of-school children person been registered successful Abuja, and a akin workout is ongoing crossed the country. Those who are supra schoolhouse property volition beryllium taught skills truthful that they tin proceed with their lives.

“We are targeting 3 to 4 cardinal out-of-school children to beryllium brought backmost to people each twelvemonth for the adjacent 3 years,” helium said.

Data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) revealed that Nigeria has implicit 20 cardinal out-of-school children, the highest successful Africa and 3rd globally.

The curate said implicit 85,662 teaching and non-teaching unit astatine each levels successful assorted world and non-academic institutions person been trained successful the past year, adding that much than 759,000 scholarships person been awarded to students wrong the aforesaid period.

“The ministry is moving connected the implementation of the approved payment strategy for teachers, specified arsenic the Special Salary Scale for Teachers successful Basic and Secondary Schools, Rural Posting Allowance, Science Teachers’ Allowance, and Special Teachers Pension Scheme,” helium stated.

He besides said implicit 40,000 facilities person been provided by UBEC for basal and elder secondary education.

In the tertiary acquisition sector, the curate said implicit 6,500 facilities person been provided, including laboratories, module buildings, and auditoriums, among others.