Nigeria: Nigeria, World Bank meet on education development

During a meeting with World Bank officials, Nigerian Education Minister Fabian Osuji outlined his expectations of the World Bank to be more proactive in its support to education. He explained that education was a vital tool for national development, especially in areas of poverty eradication, improvement in health, economic empowerment and job creation. Nigeria's universal basic education (UBE) program is an ambitious one, as it is compulsory and free.