The Federal Government has announced that its recent interventions in basic education have positively impacted 2.3 million learners across the country within the last six months.
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the launch of the Ministry’s Communication Strategy (2025–2027).
He revealed that 4,900 classrooms were newly constructed, 3,000 renovated, 34 model and SMART schools built, and 353,000 pieces of furniture supplied nationwide.
Alausa also confirmed plans to reintroduce the suspended National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, using technology to pay mothers directly to ensure accountability, transparency, and improved child nutrition.
According to him, 21 states have migrated their data into the Nigeria Education Data Initiative (NEDI), a centralised platform designed to monitor learners from primary to secondary school, with plans to extend to tertiary institutions.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced that its application portal for the 2024/2025 academic session will close today, September 30, 2025.
Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr said unverified applications by October 8 would be cancelled, though upkeep allowance for approved beneficiaries will continue until November 2025.
He added that the portal will reopen in the second week of October for the 2025/2026 academic cycle, remaining active until January 2026.
Institutions were urged to promptly update student records on the Student Verification System (SVS) to ensure smooth access to the loan scheme.
