The Federal Government has said Nigeria requires about $345 million annually to reintegrate and equip the country’s estimated 15 million out-of-school children with essential skills.
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday at the inaugural Federal Ministry of Education Private Sector Breakfast Convening held in Lagos, noting that the estimate reflects current per capita spending needed to address the crisis.
He added that out-of-school rates remain significant nationwide, with roughly a quarter of children aged 5–14 affected, and the situation more severe in the North-East and North-West, where the proportion rises to over two-fifths.
