The federal government has announced that it will spend N15bn on safe school financing in 2023.
National Coordinator, Financing Safe Schools in Nigeria, Halima Iliya Ibrahim stated this yesterday at a press briefing in Abuja.
Recalled that the federal Government launched the Safe Schools initiative in December 2022 which aimed to enable children affected by conflict and insecurity to continue with their education unhindered.
Daily Trust had reported that on 31st December 2019, Former President Muhammadu Buhari formally signed “The Safe Schools Declaration Ratification Documents” which has been endorsed by 118 countries signaling Nigeria’s commitment to implementation.
Speaking on the initiative, Halima said: “The National Plan will be implemented between 2023-2026, with a total investment size of N144.8 billion. The Plan proposes N32.58 bn in 2023. N36.98 bn in 2024, N37.15 bn in 2025, and N38.03bn in 2026, respectively.
“To this end, the Federal Government has made a provision of N15 billion in the 2023. Funding of the Plan is through Annual Budgetary provisions from Federal, states and local governments, government interventionist agencies, foreign government and multilateral institutions, businesses and philanthropist, donors partners and others,” she explained
She said the financing initiative will kickstart this year with 48 schools each from 18 states of the country considered as high risk, adding that the financing will spread across other states in 2024.
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