The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has highlighted key interventions it said have transformed Nigeria’s education sector under President Bola Tinubu, including the disbursement of N372.62 billion through the student loan scheme, expansion of technical education and the return of over one million out-of-school children to learning.
The APC PCC spokesperson, Dele Alake, made the claims in a statement on Wednesday, citing the Federal Ministry of Education’s Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) 2026 report as the basis for the reported achievements.
Alake said the administration’s education reforms were targeted at improving access to quality learning, strengthening teachers’ capacity, supporting students and developing skills needed for economic growth.
According to him, the reforms cover six major areas, including technical and vocational education, science and medical education, reduction of out-of-school children, girl-child education, digital learning and education quality assurance.
He said the Federal Government’s interventions have affected basic education, secondary schools, technical colleges and tertiary institutions.
The APC PCC spokesperson said the Federal Government allocated N3.52 trillion to education in the 2026 budget and secured $552 million for the HOPE-EDU programme.
He explained that the programme is designed to support 29 million children, over 500,000 teachers and 65,000 public schools.
Alake also said the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme had helped return more than one million out-of-school children to classrooms, while 1,400 Tsangaya teachers were trained and 200 bilingual centres established across 17 northern states.
He added that the AGILE programme had reached 7.19 million girls, with 3.7 million enrolled in secondary schools.
Alake said the Tinubu administration had introduced a revised national curriculum that brought back Nigerian History and strengthened Civic and Heritage Studies.
He added that the National Learning Assessment was restored to monitor pupils’ performance and identify areas requiring improvement.
According to him, 53,553 teachers registered under the EduRevamp initiative, while 51,794 teachers participated in the first cohort of the Accelerated Teacher Professionalisation Pathway (ATPP).
The programme, he said, is expected to train 250,000 teachers by 2027.
The APC PCC said the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme had received over 2.8 million applications, with 156,446 verified trainees benefiting from free training, monthly stipends and start-up support.
Alake said N65.7 billion had been released to trainees, while N30.2 billion was provided to training centres.
He added that 38 technical colleges had been rehabilitated and free technical education introduced to cover tuition, boarding, textbooks and uniforms.
On tertiary education, Alake said the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) had processed 1,659,853 applications and disbursed N372.62 billion to students across 319 institutions.
He said the funds included N192.89 billion for tuition and N179.73 billion for upkeep allowances.
The APC PCC spokesperson also noted that the government had resolved the long-running disagreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), alongside measures aimed at improving academic staff welfare.
Alake 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.
He further stated that government programmes had supported research and entrepreneurship, including the Student Venture Capital Grant, which has provided over N2.5 billion to 45 student entrepreneurs.
Speaking on the reforms, Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the impact of the programmes remained the most important measure of success.
“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 Presidential Campaign Council said the reforms represent a commitment by the Tinubu administration to expand educational opportunities, develop skills and strengthen Nigeria’s human capital.
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