The Federal Government is set to institutionalise the National Learning Assessment every three years in order to tackle poor learning and improve the quality of education across the country.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja after monitoring the ongoing 2026 National Learning Assessment in selected public and private schools in the FCT.
Alausa said the assessment, which covers Primary Three, Primary Five, JSS Two and Senior Secondary School Two pupils and students, is designed to evaluate literacy, numeracy and cognitive skills.
He said the assessment became necessary following available data showing millions of children could not read age-appropriate texts by the age of 10 and a previous report indicating that more than 42 million Nigerian children were classified as learning poor.
The minister said the exercise would henceforth be conducted every three years, adding that the Universal Basic Education Commission had been directed to make budgetary provision for it from 2029.
Alausa, expressed optimism that ongoing education reforms would improve learning outcomes, saying the assessment would generate updated data to guide evidence-based policymaking.
