The Federal Government has disbursed ₦372.62 billion in student loans and supplied free technical and vocational coaching to greater than 156,000 beneficiaries beneath President Bola Tinubu’s training reforms, in response to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council.
The council stated the reforms had expanded entry to training, improved academics’ welfare and strengthened tutorial stability in tertiary establishments.
In a press assertion issued on Wednesday and signed by Dele Alake, spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, the council cited the 2026 report of the Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) of the Federal Ministry of Education.
According to the report, the reforms span primary, secondary, technical and tertiary training, with interventions concentrating on six precedence areas: technical and vocational training, science and medical sciences, out-of-school kids, girl-child training, digitalisation and training high quality assurance.
The council stated the Federal Government allotted ₦3.52 trillion to training in the 2026 finances and secured $552 million for the HOPE-EDU programme, which targets 29 million kids, greater than 500,000 academics and 65,000 public faculties.
It added that the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme had returned a couple of million out-of-school kids to studying, educated 1,400 Tsangaya academics and established 200 bilingual centres throughout 17 northern states.
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), it stated, had reached 7.19 million women, with 3.7 million enrolled in secondary faculties. More than 10,000 faculties had additionally benefited from improved services.
Student loans, TVET programmes
The council stated the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) had processed 1,659,853 student mortgage functions and disbursed ₦372.62 billion to beneficiaries throughout 319 tertiary establishments.
The disbursement contains ₦192.89 billion for tuition and ₦179.73 billion for college kids’ maintenance allowances.
Under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme, the federal government reportedly obtained greater than 2.8 million functions, with 156,446 verified trainees benefiting from free coaching, month-to-month stipends and start-up assist.
The assertion stated greater than ₦65.7 billion had been disbursed to trainees, whereas ₦30.2 billion had gone to coaching centres.
It added that 38 technical schools had been rehabilitated, whereas free technical training coated tuition, boarding, textbooks and uniforms.
Teacher improvement, college reforms
The council stated the federal government had launched a revised nationwide curriculum, reintroducing Nigerian History and strengthening Civic and Heritage Studies.
It additionally stated the National Learning Assessment had been restored to watch pupils’ efficiency and establish studying gaps.
Under the EduRevamp initiative, 53,553 academics had registered, whereas 51,794 had joined the primary cohort of the Accelerated Teacher Professionalisation Pathway, a six-month programme providing skilled {qualifications}, certification and licensing.
The programme, backed by ₦2 billion, targets 250,000 academics by 2027.
The council additional claimed that the Tinubu administration had resolved the longstanding dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and applied an settlement offering a 40 per cent enhance in tutorial workers remuneration and improved welfare advantages.
It stated the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund had disbursed ₦28 billion to fifteen,000 employees throughout 153 public establishments, providing eligible workers loans of as much as ₦10 million for housing, healthcare, transportation and training.
Investment in medical, STEM training
According to the assertion, the Federal Government is investing ₦110 billion to rehabilitate 18 federal medical faculties throughout the six geopolitical zones.
Nursing enrolment reportedly elevated from 81,480 in 2023 to 114,300 in 2025.
The authorities has additionally accepted 20 STEM-focused tertiary establishments and plans to rehabilitate 12 engineering and know-how schools.
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On analysis and innovation, the council stated the federal government had supplied ₦365 million yearly for the National Laureate Prize.
It added that the Student Venture Capital Grant had disbursed greater than ₦2.5 billion to 45 student entrepreneurs, with every beneficiary eligible for as much as ₦50 million in equity-free funding.
Entrepreneurship certification is ongoing in 14 federal universities, whereas the Diaspora BRIDGE initiative has registered 1,141 Nigerian consultants overseas and reached 16,675 college students throughout 107 tertiary establishments.
Minister highlights influence
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, stated the success of the reforms could be measured by their influence on college students, academics and establishments relatively than the sum of money allotted or the variety of programmes launched.
“Our measure of success is not merely the amount of money allocated to education or the number of programmes introduced. It is the difference these interventions make in the lives of our children, students, teachers and institutions,” Mr Alausa was quoted as saying.
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