Issues · Education
Student loan scheme (NELFUND) launched 2024 for higher-education access. ASUU strikes paused after early-administration negotiations; primary/secondary funding still constitutionally devolved to states.
In Tinubu's words“No Nigerian child shall be denied education for lack of school fees.”
Inaugural NELFUND address, 2024.
Policy position
NELFUND expansion as the headline first-term education initiative. Higher-education TETFund allocations protected. STEM-focused TVET pivot via the Renewed Hope Education Plan. No federal push to standardise basic-education curricula beyond UBEC remit.
