Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the Federal Government's dedication to integrating 10 million out-of-school children into the education system. Speaking at the third edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Session in Abuja, he outlined the ministry's strategy to enhance the educational sector, focusing on increasing access, improving quality, and strengthening foundational learning.

Dr. Alausa detailed extensive infrastructure plans, stating that between 2025 and 2027, the government aims to reconstruct 195,000 classrooms nationwide. This initiative will be complemented by the installation of 28,000 toilets and 22,900 boreholes across various schools. Additionally, the construction of approximately 7,000 new classrooms is planned. To support these infrastructural improvements, the ministry will distribute 103 million textbooks and other essential learning materials.

The minister emphasized the importance of vocational and technical training, revealing that President Bola Tinubu has approved N120 billion as seed funding for students' entrepreneurial ventures. The focus will be on developing value chains within technical education, providing practical training to equip artisans with necessary skills. A dual-mode training system will be implemented, allowing students to spend three days in school, one day in dedicated training, and another day in workshops.

Addressing the long-standing issue of the abandoned national library project, Dr. Alausa announced President Tinubu's commitment of approximately N40 billion to resume construction. This investment aims to support academic and research needs across the country. Furthermore, the ministry has initiated key committees to review the national education policy, national language policy, and national almajiri policy.

In a related announcement, Minister Alausa highlighted President Bola Tinubu's strategies to reduce the estimated 15 million out-of-school children in Nigeria. During a separate ministerial press briefing in Abuja, he mentioned that the Federal Government has initiated programs such as technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and initiatives geared towards boosting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.

Alausa said Tinubu has approved sufficient funding to carry out intense developmental interventions in the country’s education sector. He said that the government targets the rehabilitation of 195,000 classrooms, the installation of 28,000 toilets, 22,900 boreholes, 14,700 fences, the procurement of 1.68 million school furniture, the construction of 7,700 new schools, 103 million student textbooks, and the supply of two million teaching aids from 2025 to 2027. The minister said the country expects 650,000 enrollees from TVET, lifting 10 million from the out-of-school children through the reforms of the Universal Basic Education Commission. He added that through the Nigeria Student Loan, the Federal Government has committed funds to helping citizens see through tertiary institutions.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a firm believer in human capital development. Education is human capital development,” Alausa stated. “We will incentivize our youths to acquire technical education. We are focusing on practical training, sponsoring our citizens for artisan training and craft. President Bola Ahmed has allocated enough budget for education to achieve this agenda.” The recently signed 2025 budget of N54.9 trillion allocates N5.7 trillion to education, healthcare, and skills development, a 161 percent increase from N2.18 trillion in 2024.