The Federal Government has actually intensified efforts to take on Nigeria’s out-of-school kids challenge through broadened data systems, more powerful collaboration, and increased financial investment targeted at improving access, retention, and discovering results throughout the nation.
This was divulged at the 2026 Basic Education in Nigeria Bootcamp kept in Jos, Plateau State, where education stakeholders developed new techniques to reinforce foundational knowing and make sure more children are registered and maintained in school.
According to the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria, the reforms are anchored on enhanced data collection and learner tracking systems designed to recognize and reintegrate out-of-school kids into the education system.
Speaking at the occasion, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, stated credible data stays main to attending to the crisis. “Efficient reform depends upon identifying out-of-school kids and deploying targeted interventions to bring them back into knowing,” he specified.
The ministry noted that the Digital National Education Management Info System (NEMIS) is being broadened together with the rollout of the Student Identification Number (LIN) to reinforce tracking and planning. It added that the 2025/2026 Annual School Census has actually currently captured over two million students, while close to one million out-of-school kids have been mapped for possible reintegration.
Dr. Alausa likewise highlighted significant financial investments in the standard education sector, consisting of over 106 billion in UBEC grants, 22 billion assigned for instructor training benefiting about 978,000 teachers, restoration of more than 10,000 class, and distribution of 7.8 million books across the country.
Declaring federal government’s position, the ministry worried its dedication to inclusive and equitable education, noting that sustained financial investment and collaborated nationwide action stay essential to ensuring that every Nigerian kid has access to quality learning opportunities.