The Federal Government has expressed commitment to return 15 million out-of-school children back to the classroom by 2027.

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday while addressing journalists after a One-Day Retreat on Quick Wins in the Ministerial Deliverables (2023-2027).

Mamman explained that the learning crisis had also been a major issue which he said was a bad product of the out-of-school menace, hence must be taken seriously.
He said that having robust policies in place was not enough to tackle the challenges but delivering on the policies would go a long way in addressing the problems of out-of-school.

The Minister also explained that the removal of tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) was necessary to give tertiary institutions the autonomy to operate.

He stated that, Under the guidance of President Bola Tinubu, they engaged in informal consultations with the tertiary institutions based unions and have began to build trust as exemplified by the resolution of the following issues adding that, 35 per cent increase in salaries of workers in tertiary institutions, four months payment of salaries for the eight months they were on strike in 2022.