Nigeria speaks on plans to address challenges in education sector 

Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, says the federal government now has credible data to support more effective allocation of resources in the education sector.

Alausa spoke on Monday at the Education World Forum in London, where he engaged with education ministers and global stakeholders on Nigeria’s foundational learning reforms.

According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Ikharo Attah, the minister said Nigeria had successfully unified foundational literacy delivery under a single national standard for both formal and non-formal education systems.

“We’re scaling RANA for Primary 1 to 3 and Teaching at the Right Level for Primary 4 to 6 across 15 states through UBEC. This uses structured lesson plans, weekly teacher coaching and regular assessments,” Alausa said.

The minister explained that the Accelerated Basic Education Programme (ABEP), developed by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, delivers the same foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes for out-of-school children and adolescents within three years.

“Both tracks now report into NEDI, so for the first time we can monitor formal and non-formal education coverage from one dashboard,” he added.

Speaking on efforts to tackle Nigeria’s out-of-school children crisis, Alausa said ABEP provides a recognised pathway for children outside the formal school system to transition into junior secondary education.

“ABEP centres and formal schools now use the same coaching tools and learning materials, with SUBEB officers supervising both systems across 15 states. There are no parallel systems, lower costs and consistent quality,” the m

inister stated.