The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Wednesday told government to increase its education budget allocation to 26 percent in line with UNESCO’s recommendation.
Michael Olukoya, the national president of the NUT, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that the recent World Children’s Report on Nigeria, announced by UNESCO was incorrect.
On April 9, UNESCO in its report listed Nigeria, Chad, Pakistan and Ethiopia as some of the countries off the six key educational goals in 164 countries, achievable between 2000 and 2015.
The report launched in Paris, New York, New Delhi and Santiago, Chile, indicated that Nigeria had the highest number of children out-of-school.
According to the report, the figure represents one of the world’s worst education systems, due to a combination of reasons such as corruption, conflict and a lack of investment.
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