Nigeria and Italy have agreed to establish a working group to implement a Global Partnership for Education financing campaign aimed at mobilising $5bn for education globally.
The initiative, tagged the “Multiply Possibility Campaign,” is expected to support learning for about 750 million children ahead of the Global Education Summit scheduled to hold in Rome in September 2026.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa.
According to the statement, the campaign is also expected to unlock an additional $10bn in domestic education financing by 2030.
Odumegwu-Ojukwu said education remained a priority under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that the summit was important in view of Nigeria’s growing youth population.
She added that the partnership would help create opportunities for young people and address migration concerns through cooperation between both countries.
“We are interested in what we can do to keep our youth within our shores in productive ways,” she said.
Earlier, Mengoni said discussions focused on preparations for the summit as well as cooperation in tourism, economic development and defence.