My people, hear wetin dey happen! Our Vice President don gather the plenty big men and women to launch new learning fund wey go help our children, women and youths for Naija. This one na big step as dem wan empower our people!
The event go take place for State House Conference Centre on Wednesday. Na Stanley Nkwocha, the senior special assistant to the VP on media, come yarn dis gist. According to am, dis program na joint effort of the Vice President office, Sterling One Foundation, and UN System wey dey commit to social impact for Naija.
Wetin we go see for dis launch? Na official unveiling of the Women and Youth Financial and Economic Inclusion (WYFEI) platform! Dis one go be like the mother of all empowerment frameworks when e come to women and youth for Nigeria. Na dem dey find way to make sure say more women and youths fit access money and opportunities wey go help dem shine!
As e be, Nigeria dey set to become the big boss wey go show other countries how dis initiative go run, so dem fit follow after. Shettima, our Vice President, come talk say the future of our country dey depend on how we fit work together — government, private sector, and development partners. Na so we go fit mobilize our resources well well!
Olapeju Ibekwe wey be CEO of Sterling One Foundation sef don talk say this ASIS 2026 High-Level Policy Engagement go change the game from just talking to real action. Dem go fit bring together the right policies, innovations, and financing to make sure say no be only small people dey benefit.
And make we no forget say dis program go follow the success of past initiatives wey don help over 800,000 students across tertiary institutions for Naija! Na wetin we go hear from dem? The Nigerian Loan Fund don tell us say 788,947 students don enjoy loan wey total reach N140.88 billion! Chai, that one no be small money o!
Moving on, the education minister Tunji Alausa don dey do wonders as him dey steer the education sector through serious reforms. The Ministry don open admission portal for Federal Technical Colleges, plus dem don announce tuition-free policy for admitted students. Na so we dey push better education for everybody!
For inside this gist, UNICEF don talk say dem go support dis whole initiative with teacher training and digital learning tools wey go ensure say children wey dey for hard-to-reach areas fit attend quality education. Na wetin dem wan do be say, dem go also provide internet facilities and power solutions for schools. Plus, dem dey bring good teachers come through plenty training!
UNICEF don invest well for teachers, and dem don see how this training dey impact education. Better-trained teachers mean better learning for our children! Dem don create the Nigeria Learning Passport wey get over 10,000 curriculum-aligned digital resources wey fit help students learn anytime and anywhere. Guru!
As we go dey enter dis new phase of learning, e go dey very important to involve our youths. This Smart School Initiative go align well with the 2026 International Day of Education theme wey dey shout “The Power of Youth in Co-Creating Education.” Na for dis initiative, e show say youth go get strong voice in education, and dem go fit take part for policy-making!
Na so e be for now. Naija dey shine! With dis kind initiative, we go see our youths and women don dey rise up and take charge of their future!
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