President Bola Tinubu
All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has highlighted what it described as major achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the education sector, including the disbursement of N372.62 billion in student loans, expansion of technical training and the return of more than one million out-of-school children to classrooms.
The claims were contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Alake, who said the achievements were drawn from the Federal Ministry of Education’s Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) 2026 report.
Alake said the Tinubu administration’s education reforms had focused on improving access to learning, strengthening teachers’ welfare, expanding technical and vocational education, and stabilising academic activities in tertiary institutions.
According to the APC PCC spokesperson, the interventions cover six priority areas, including technical and vocational education, science and medical sciences, reduction of out-of-school children, girl-child education, digitalisation and education quality assurance.
He said the NESRI report showed that the Federal Government allocated N3.52 trillion to education in the 2026 budget and secured $552 million for the HOPE-EDU programme, which targets 29 million children, over 500,000 teachers and 65,000 public schools.
Alake added that the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme had returned over one million out-of-school children to learning, while 1,400 Tsangaya teachers were trained and 200 bilingual centres established across 17 northern states.
He also said the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) programme had reached 7.19 million girls, with 3.7 million enrolled in secondary schools, while thousands of schools benefited from improved facilities.
Curriculum Reform, Teacher Development
The APC PCC spokesperson said the administration had introduced a revised national curriculum that restored Nigerian History and strengthened Civic and Heritage Studies.
He noted that the National Learning Assessment had also been restored to monitor pupils’ performance and identify learning gaps.
According to him, 53,553 teachers had registered under the EduRevamp programme, while 51,794 joined the first cohort of the Accelerated Teacher Professionalisation Pathway (ATPP), designed to provide professional qualifications, certification and licensing.
He said the programme, supported by N2 billion, was targeting 250,000 teachers by 2027.
TVET Scheme Records Over 156,000 Beneficiaries
Alake further stated that the administration’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme had attracted over 2.8 million applications, with 156,446 verified trainees receiving free training, monthly stipends and start-up support.
He said N65.7 billion had been disbursed to trainees, while N30.2 billion had gone to training centres.
The APC PCC spokesperson added that 38 technical colleges had been rehabilitated, while free technical education covering tuition, boarding, textbooks and uniforms had been introduced.
Student Loan Scheme Hits N372.62bn
On tertiary education, Alake said the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), a flagship programme of the Tinubu administration, had processed 1,659,853 student loan applications.
He said N372.62 billion had been disbursed to students across 319 tertiary institutions, comprising N192.89 billion for tuition and N179.73 billion for upkeep allowances.
He also stated that the administration had resolved the dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and implemented agreements that improved academic staff remuneration and welfare.
FG Expands Medical, STEM Education
The APC PCC spokesperson said the Federal Government was investing N110 billion to rehabilitate 18 federal medical schools across the six geopolitical zones.
He added that nursing enrolment increased from 81,480 in 2023 to 114,300 in 2025, while 20 STEM-focused tertiary institutions had been approved.
Education Reforms Measured By Impact — Minister
Reacting to the reported achievements, Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the success of the reforms should be judged by their impact on students, teachers and institutions.
“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,” he said.
The APC PCC said the reforms were aimed at building a stronger human capital base and expanding opportunities for Nigerian students and young people.
