States urged to adopt digital learning platforms as 42 million children face learning poverty - Businessday NG

The Federal Government has urged state governments to accelerate the adoption of digital learning platforms in schools, warning that about 42 million Nigerian children at the basic education level are currently experiencing learning poverty.

Olatunji Alausa, Minister of Education, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Roundtable Convening Meeting on Digital Resources Available to Achieving Learning Outcomes.

The meeting brought together State Commissioners for Education, Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs), senior government officials and other stakeholders to explore ways of leveraging technology to improve learning outcomes.

Alausa disclosed that Nigeria currently has a learning poverty rate of 75 per cent, meaning about 42 million children are unable to read and understand an age-appropriate text by the age of 10.

He described the figure as alarming and stressed the need for urgent reforms in the country’s education delivery system.