Nigeria’s education reform drive will require deeper involvement from businesses, philanthropists and other partners if the country is to meet the needs of millions of learners, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has said.

According to TVC News, Alausa spoke in New York during the Multiply Possibility Innovative Partnerships Event held on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. The event was jointly hosted by Nigeria, Italy and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).

The minister said the government could not shoulder the country’s education needs alone, noting that Nigeria has about 45 million learners in basic education. He called for partnerships that would bring additional financing, technical expertise and new ideas into priority areas of the sector.

He identified foundational learning, teacher training, assistive technology for children with disabilities and improved access to education for girls as areas where stronger collaboration could make a significant difference.

Alausa also urged stakeholders to identify education programmes that have demonstrated results and expand them beyond their current reach, rather than maintaining fragmented interventions with limited impact.

He said the Federal Government, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, remained committed to building partnerships capable of improving learning outcomes and widening educational opportunities for Nigerian children.

The minister stressed that sustained progress would depend on coordinated action and long-term investment across government, the private sector, philanthropic organisations and other stakeholders.