The federal government has urged all thirty six states to sign Subsidiary Loan Agreements, establish designated program accounts and submit education data in order to unlock access to the World Bank supported HOPE Education Programme, valued at $552 million.
Speaking at a retreat for state education commissioners in Abuja, Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa said the performance based financing initiative supports President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and is designed to improve learning outcomes, teacher development and education governance nationwide. He noted that while all states are eligible, many have yet to complete the necessary requirements.
A World Bank representative, Shin Nomura, confirmed the program became effective in March 2026 and urged states to finish preparatory steps to enable disbursement.
Alausa also announced the rollout of new digital platforms, the National Education Data Infrastructure and the Digitalised Nigeria Education Management Information System, intended to support evidence based planning using real time data on enrollment, teacher deployment and school infrastructure. He commended Kaduna and Borno states for progress on the digitized school census and cautioned states against investing in costly smart school technology without plans for long term maintenance.
