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News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria launches $552 million education drive backed by World Bank, GPE

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nigeria-launches-552-million-education-drive-backed-by-world-bank-gpe/ar-AA283mUM
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, July 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria has launched a $552 million basic education programme co-financed by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education, President Bola Tinubu ...

News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria announces $550M education fund

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/nigeria-announces-550m-education-fund-125226996.html
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

The president said the fund was aimed at improving the country’s education system, a major constraint on development.

News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria education leaders call for private investment as schools face rising costs and digital shift

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/nigeria-education-leaders-call-for-private-investment-as-schools-face-rising-costs-and-digital-shift/ar-AA28jx2U
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

Nigerian education leaders, policymakers and private sector executives have called for stronger public-private partnerships to help schools cope with rising operating costs, teacher shortages and the ...

News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria’s education crisis is access, not enrolment — Alausa

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/nigerias-education-crisis-is-access-not-enrolment-alausa/
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has identified limited access to education as Nigeria’s biggest challenge, saying the country’s education crisis is not about ...

News Nigeria » Education: Varsity targets Nigeria’s widening skills gap with industry-driven education model

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/varsity-targets-nigerias-widening-skills-gap-with-industry-driven-education-model/
Published on: Monday 06 July 2026

A new higher education institution, American Open University Nigeria (A-Global), has launched with a mission to tackle Nigeria’s growing graduate unemployment and skills gap by replacing traditional ...

News Nigeria » Education: Bala Mohammed Calls For Integration Of Arabic Education Into Nigeria’s Curriculum

News channel or source: https://www.arise.tv/bala-mohammed-calls-for-integration-of-arabic-education-into-nigerias-curriculum/
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

Bala Mohammed urges Nigeria to integrate Arabic education and recognise graduates from Arabic-speaking countries within the national education system.

News Nigeria » Education: Problems of education in Nigeria and how to solve them

News channel or source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/problems-of-education-in-nigeria-and-how-to-solve-them-2024072514482531257
Published on: Thursday 19 May 2022

#FeatureByAudreyDavis - A tragic decline in educational quality and standards in Nigeria over the last two decades has resulted in Nigeria being the primary source of pupils from Africa who go to ...

News Nigeria » Education: Tunji Alausa and Nigeria’s grand education strategy, By Dakuku Peterside

News channel or source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/749657-tunji-alausa-and-nigerias-grand-education-strategy-by-dakuku-peterside.html
Published on: Monday 28 October 2024

Dr Tunji Alausa’s appointment signals a renewed focus on making Nigeria’s education system a powerful driver of progress, pivoting the transition from a resource-based to a knowledge-based economy, ...

News Nigeria » Education: Inside DNEMIS, Nigeria’s new education intelligence platform

News channel or source: https://punchng.com/inside-dnemis-nigerias-new-education-intelligence-platform/
Published on: Monday 29 June 2026

For decades, Nigeria’s education sector has struggled with unreliable and fragmented data, leading to weak planning, poor resource allocation and persistent out-of-school children challenges, but the ...