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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said the education reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration have resulted in the disbursement of N372.62bn in student loans and the training of 156,446 beneficiaries under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training programme. The statement read, “President Bola Tinubu’s reforms in the education sector since assuming office have expanded access to learning, improved teachers’ welfare and stabilised the academic calendar across higher institutions in the country.
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✦“According to the Federal Ministry of Education’s 2026 report on the Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative, the government’s interventions cover basic and secondary education, technical and vocational training, and tertiary education.
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Wednesday:The council, in a statement by its spokesperson and Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, on Wednesday, said the reforms had also improved access to basic education, strengthened teachers’ welfare and stabilised the academic calendar in tertiary institutions across the country.2027:As the January 16, 2027, presidential election approaches, the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in over three years in office have come under intense criticism from opposition parties.2026:“According to the Federal Ministry of Education’s 2026 report on the Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative, the government’s interventions cover basic and secondary education, technical and vocational training, and tertiary education.
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✦The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said the education reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration have resulted in the disbursement of N372.62bn in student loans and the training of 156,446 beneficiaries under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training programme.
✦The statement read, “President Bola Tinubu’s reforms in the education sector since assuming office have expanded access to learning, improved teachers’ welfare and stabilised the academic calendar across higher institutions in the country.
✦“According to the Federal Ministry of Education’s 2026 report on the Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative, the government’s interventions cover basic and secondary education, technical and vocational training, and tertiary education.
Key Facts:Wednesday: The council, in a statement by its spokesperson and Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, on Wednesday, said the reforms had also improved access to basic education, strengthened teachers’ welfare and stabilised the academic calendar in tertiary institutions across the country.2027: As the January 16, 2027, presidential election approaches, the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in over three years in office have come under intense criticism from opposition parties.2026: “According to the Federal Ministry of Education’s 2026 report on the Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative, the government’s interventions cover basic and secondary education, technical and vocational training, and tertiary education.2026: “According to the NESRI report, the Federal Government allocated a record ₦3.52tn to education in the 2026 budget and secured $552m for the HOPE-EDU programme, which targets 29 million children, over 500,000 teachers and 65,000 public schools.” The APC PCC stated that the BESDA programme had brought more than one million out-of-school children back into classrooms, trained 1,400 Tsangaya teachers and established 200 bilingual centres in 17 northern states.
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The APC Presidential Campaign Council says President Bola Tinubu’s administration has disbursed N372.62bn in student loans as part of its education reforms
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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said the education reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration have resulted in the disbursement of N372.62bn in student loans and the training of 156,446 beneficiaries under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training programme.
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The council, in a statement by its spokesperson and Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, on Wednesday, said the reforms had also improved access to basic education, strengthened teachers’ welfare and stabilised the academic calendar in tertiary institutions across the country.