NUT Wants 26 Percent Of National Budget Allocated To Education

[Shola Sholaz]

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Wednesday told government to increase its education budget allocation to 26 per cent in line with UNESCO's recommendation.
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The National President of the NUT, Mr Michael Olukoya, made this known said that the recent World Children's Report on Nigeria, announced by UNESCO was incorrect.
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On April 9, UNESCO in its report listed Nigeria, Chad, Pakistan and Ethiopia as some of the countries off the six key educational goals in164 countries, achievable between 2000 and 2015.
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The report launched in Paris, New York, New Delhi and Santiago, Chile, indicated that Nigeria had the highest number of children out-of-school.
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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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The six key educational goals in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) include enrolling all children in primary schools; halving adult illiteracy, and ensuring that girls had equal access to schooling.
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The report said that half of the countries involved in the poor rating had failed to enroll all children in primary schools.
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According to the report, three-quarters of the nations affected by the UNESCO report have not reduced illiteracy and gender disparities are still beyond average at the secondary school level.