FG Introduces Cash Transfer To Mothers

The Federal Government has launched the Basic Education Transformation Agenda, a comprehensive reform package designed to boost school enrollment and improve learning outcomes nationwide.

Unveiling the initiative in Abuja at the weekend, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said BETA introduces Conditional Cash Transfers to mothers to encourage consistent school attendance.

“The initiative ties conditional cash transfers to mothers to encourage school attendance and introduces a Back2School Drive in partnership with the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education, under which the government bears the full cost of enrollment during official handovers,” Alausa explained.

He said the programme targets chronic challenges in the sector, including out-of-school children, weak technical training, poor infrastructure, outdated curricula, and low teacher capacity.

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