Tinubu’s Education Reforms: FG disburses ₦372.62bn in student loans, trains 156,446 TVET beneficiaries
Over 156,000 Nigerians have received technical and vocational training under President Tinubu's education reform agenda, while ₦372.62 billion in student loans has been disbursed to support learners across the country. The scale of the numbers signals that something is moving, even if the full picture is still unfolding.
The reforms cover the full stretch of Nigeria's education system, from basic and secondary schooling all the way through to tertiary institutions. Six priority areas are driving the agenda: technical and vocational education, science and medical sciences, out-of-school children, girl-child education, digitalisation, and education quality assurance.
What stands out is the deliberate attention to groups that have historically been left at the margins of funding conversations. Girl-child education and out-of-school children sit alongside science and digital skills as named priorities, which suggests the government is at least framing this as more than a university-fees conversation.
The real question now is whether the disbursements and training numbers translate into lasting outcomes. Figures are a starting point. What comes next will tell us whether this reform cycle holds.
Originally published by Premium Times.