A human rights organisation, Save the Children International Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to increase its education funding and investment to 14 per cent in 2022 to fast-track the Sustainable Development Goals.
SCI is a leading child rights organization headquartered in the UK with offices in over 120 countries around the world.
The Country Director of SCI, Mercy Gichuhi, made the demand in a statement issued on Monday evening as the world commemorates the fourth International Day of Education.
She called on the government to ensure “inclusive, equitable quality education that promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all to achieve the SDGs.”
Gichuhi said, “It requires the Nigerian government’s fulfilment of the commitment President Muhammadu Buhari made at the Global Education Summit (2021) to increase education funding to 14 per cent by 2022, 16.7 per cent in 2023, 20 per cent by 2024, and 22.5 per cent by 2025.
“Education is no doubt at the heart of the Global Goals for sustainable…
