Nigeria: Buhari, Other World Leaders to Raise $5bn for Education

27 July 2021

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari and other world leaders are to raise $5 billion to support the education sector in about 90 countries where 80 per cent of the world's out-of-school children live. Buhari, presently in London with senior officials of his government to attend the Global Education Summit holding in the European country, will along with the other leaders seek to raise the fund from donors across the globe.

The UK and Kenya are to jointly host the meeting, tagged Global Partnership for Education (GPE). The summit will be urging world leaders to invest in education and improve access for girls.

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