Although details of the out-of-school strategy are still sketchy, government’s ambitious target implies that 937,500 out-of-school children would be returned to classrooms every quarter. Nigerians also await the Bola Tinubu administration to reconstitute the governing councils of federal universities in the first quarter of this year. Recall that in June 2023, the National Universities Commission (NUC) dissolved the governing councils of all federal universities following the President’s directive. Also, it was gathered that lobbyists are jostling to be part of governing councils of federal institutions with over 40 universities affected. Stakeholders have expressed concerns that this could hamper Federal Government’s plan to return out-of-school children to the classrooms.

Source: The Guardian January 15, 2024 12:45 UTC