Federal Government spent about N782.6 billion on education between 1999 and 2007
The Minister of Education, Dr. Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, said the Federal Government spent about N782.6 billion on education in Nigeria between 1999 and 2007.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have approved the $2.4 billion public education budget for next year, after deciding to allow the expansion of charter schools, instead of prohibiting it for the 2010 school year.