The 2026 Nigeria Education Forum (NEF 2026), organized by COSCEN with the Nigeria Governors' Forum and the Federal Ministry of Education, will be held in Abuja on December 9 and 10 to tackle sector challenges, with governors, ministers, development partners and experts expected to attend. Organizers stress that reform is urgent: about 43% of Nigerians are under 14, and the World Bank's Human Capital Index estimates a child born today will reach about 37% of potential productivity, versus about 45% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Citing Central Bank of Nigeria data, the forum says Nigerians spent about $1.39 billion on foreign education in the first half of 2025 and roughly $11.1 billion from 2020 to mid-2025. The aim, it says, is not to discourage international study but to strengthen local institutions through partnerships.
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