/ Oct 05, 2026
/ Oct 05, 2026

Nigeria, Italy launch $5bn global education financing campaign

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Nigeria and Italy have agreed to establish a joint working group to implement a Global Partnership for Education financing campaign aimed at mobilising $5bn for education worldwide.

 

The initiative, known as the “Multiply Possibility Campaign”, is expected to support learning opportunities for about 750 million children ahead of the Global Education Summit scheduled to hold in Rome in September 2026.

According to a report by Punch Newspapers, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed the development during a meeting with the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Roberto Mengoni, in Abuja.

A statement issued by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said the campaign is also projected to unlock an additional $10bn in domestic education financing by 2030.

Odumegwu-Ojukwu said education remains a key priority under the administration of Bola Tinubu and described the upcoming summit as significant given Nigeria’s growing youth population.

She noted that the partnership with Italy would help create opportunities for young people while addressing migration concerns through bilateral cooperation.

“We are interested in what we can do to keep our youth within our shores in productive ways,” the minister said.

Earlier, Mengoni stated that discussions also covered preparations for the summit, as well as collaboration in tourism, economic development and defence between both countries.

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