Despite receiving 80% of donor funds, two regions still rank lowest in literacy, FG raises alarm

By Joseph Erunke
The Federal Government has expressed deep concern that despite attracting nearly 80 per cent of development partners’ investments in Nigeria’s education sector over the last decade, two geopolitical zones still record the country’s worst literacy and numeracy levels.
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure, NEDI, warning that poor learning outcomes in the affected regions raise serious questions about the effectiveness and sustainability of donor-funded interventions.
Although the minister did not specifically mention the regions, data from the National ...