Federal Government Releases N138B To Fund Education

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ADETOKUNBO OMOLARA

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, in the early hours of yesterday said; “ A total of N138 billion has so far been expended by the federal government in the development of basic education in the past three years”. This statement was made in Abuja,at the launch of the National Personnel Audit.

The money which according to him, was a matching grant, was part of government’s resolve to support states and council areas carry their constitutional mandate of giving a free, compulsory and universal basic education.

However the minister noted that the past two audits which were carried out in 2006 and 2010 respectively covered only public basic institutions, he nonetheless said private basic institutions in the country have been included in the ongoing nationwide personnel audit. 

In addition to that, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello, emphasized on the need for all stakeholders in the education sector both public and private, to jointly work towards providing an accurate data that would show all relevant indices needed for effevtive planning in the sector.