Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono has said Nigeria should strive to meet the UNESCO recommendation of allocating 15%-20% of its national budget to education against the 7% it was currently working with.
Echono stated this on Tuesday while delivering the 13th Convocation Lecture for the Nile University, Abuja
Speaking on the topic, Redefining the Nigerian Education System for the 21st Century Workforce, he noted that the government and all key stakeholders need to improve the funding for education to ensure that educational institutions are adequately equipped with digital tools, state- of -the- art laboratories and qualified instructors.