President BOLA TINUBU has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation’s children.

One of the policies will take care of a census for all schools in Nigeria, from basic to tertiary level.

A statement issued by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, AJURI NGELALE, said the approved policies are captured as DOTS, an acronym representing: Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training & Development, and Skill Development & Acquisition.

On Data Repository, it said currently coordinated, verifiable, and authentic data on all aspects of the education sector in Nigeria, which is critical for planning is very rare.

Consequently, the president approved the conduct of an extensive census of all schools in Nigeria from primary to tertiary level, their conditions and live-in facilities, proximity to one another, educational infrastructure, etc.

A census will also be conducted of all teachers in Nigeria, their qualifications, training support received, etc., as well as all pupils and students in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, gender, exam grades, etc.