The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday launched the 2025–2027 Communication Strategy and Framework.
The 3-year plan aims to enhance policy engagement, transparency, and public trust in Nigeria’s education sector.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa while launching the strategy in Abuja described the strategy as a blueprint for telling Nigeria’s education story “with clarity, credibility, and consistency.”
According to him, effective communication is critical success factor towards achieving the education goals of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He said "This communication strategy is not just a document to be shelved, it is our blueprint for telling Nigeria's education story with clarity, credibility and consistency.
"Communication is not a side activity but a central pillar of reform, accountability and public trust.
"Education is not about schools and classrooms, it is about the future of our nation, that future cannot be built in silence. Through this strategy, every policy and every success story will be shared, understood and celebrated."
“The future cannot be built in silence, it must be explained, debated, supported, and embraced by the Nigerian people,” he said.
Speaking further on the document, the minister noted that; " Together, let us tell the story of every teacher trained, every child enrolled, every girl empowered, every curriculum modernised and every innovation adopted."
He commended President Tinubu for unprecedented budgetary allocations to the education sector, which has enabled infrastructure upgrades, teacher training, and the rollout of the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI).
While highlighting NESRI’s six priority areas, the Minister cited several achievements, including: Expansion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), with more than 960,000 applications processed on the new digital platform and 58,000 students matched to training centres.
For the 2025/2026 academic session, he said that the federal and selected state technical colleges would offer free tuition, boarding, and stipends.
Speaking on basic education, the minister reeled out the following accomplishments over the last six months: Construction of nearly 4,900 new classrooms, Renovation of 3,000 classrooms.
“Supply of more than 353,000 pieces of furniture, benefiting approximately 2.3 million learners.”
He added that the ministry had identified nearly one million out-of-school children, reintegrated 35,000 learners, and was planning the rollout of bilingual smart schools in 33 states.
The Minister also harped on the importance of public awareness and engagement in the success of education reforms.
“Policies and programmes alone cannot succeed unless they enjoy the understanding, trust, and active support of stakeholders and the Nigerian public.
“For too long, transformative initiatives have been launched quietly, with limited awareness beyond those directly involved.
“This often leads to misconceptions, resistance to change, or a lack of ownership among those the programmes are meant to serve.” he stated
Dr.Aluasa also revealed that the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has raised over N21 billions for commencement of construction works at the National Library which he assured will start in few weeks time and to be completed in due time.
On her part, the Minister for State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Said Ahmad said that the important document has been developed with the valued support of PLANE (Partnership for Learning for All in Nigerian Education) and UK International Development.
"Today’s event underscores a simple but powerful truth: reforms succeed only when they are clearly communicated, understood and embraced by all stakeholders.
"The Communications Strategy & Framework we are launching today will serve as a blueprint for how we engage teachers, learners, parents, state ministries, civil society, development partners and the media as we roll out the policies and programmes under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
"This new framework will help us to:
Present our policies and programmes in clear, accessible language;
Strengthen two-way communication and feedback channels between the Ministry and the public;
Build trust and collective ownership around key initiatives such as foundational learning, digital skills, teacher professional development and the reduction of out-of-school children.
"We deeply appreciate the technical and financial support of PLANE and UK International Development for this work. Your partnership reflects a shared commitment to transparency, accountability and inclusiveness in the education sector."
According to her, new framework will help to; "present our policies and programmes in clear, accessible language;
Strengthen two-way communication and feedback channels between the Ministry and the public;
Build trust and collective ownership around key initiatives such as foundational learning, digital skills, teacher professional development and the reduction of out-of-school children.
"We deeply appreciate the technical and financial support of PLANE and UK International Development for this work. Your partnership reflects a shared commitment to transparency, accountability and inclusiveness in the education sector."
In her remarks, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Folashade Boriwo, explained that the purpose and scope of the strategy is designed to ensure consistent, credible and proactive communication that advances the Ministry’s mandate and strengthens public trust.
"The Communications Strategy and Framework (2025–2027) provides a unified, data-driven approach to communication across the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), its agencies, departments and parastatals.
"It is designed to ensure consistent, credible and proactive communication that advances the Ministry’s mandate and strengthens public trust."
She disclosed the strategic pillars of the document to include; unified messaging & branding; stakeholder engagement & public trust; crisis communication & reputation management; monitoring, evaluation & learning; and capacity building & professionalisation of communication.
She outlined expected outcomes to be; consistent and credible messaging across the entire education sector; increased public awareness and stakeholder confidence in FME programmes; stronger alignment between communication, policy delivery and service impact; institutionalised culture of data-driven and proactive communication.