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Despite oil windfall, South-south states miss 26% education funding benchmark in 2026 budgets

Despite oil windfall, South-south states miss 26% education funding benchmark in 2026 budgets

Despite being major beneficiaries of the oil revenue windfall, all the south-south states failed to meet the 26 per cent education funding benchmark in their 2026 budgets. The Federal Ministry of Education’sNational Policy on Education in Nigeriaprescribes a 26 per cent allocation benchmark for both...

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