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Nigeria and Italy have partnered as co-chairs ahead of an upcoming education summit to strengthen academic collaboration, improve skills development, and expand opportunities for students and educators.
The Ambassador of Italy to Nigeria, Roberto Mengoni, visited Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on Wednesday to discuss plans for the summit, which is expected to be held in September 2026.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, in a statement issued on Thursday, revealed that Nigeria and Italy had agreed to form a working group to implement the proposed Global Partnership for Education (GPE) financing campaign aimed at mobilising $5 billion for education.
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“The initiative, tagged the Multiply Possibility Campaign, seeks to transform learning for 750 million children and will culminate at the Global Education Summit in Rome, Italy, in September 2026. The campaign is expected to unlock an additional ten billion dollars in domestic education financing by 2030,” said Ebienfa.
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The spokesperson noted that Odumegwu-Ojukwu said the partnership would help provide youths with skills and employment opportunities, while also helping to address migration. According to him, the minister proposed constructive dialogue on migration, assuring that both countries would continue to work closely to deepen their bilateral ties.
“She explained that the country was looking at green investments, especially in vulnerable communities, adding that ‘we are interested in what we can do to keep our youth within our shores in productive ways’,” said Ebienfa.
The Italian ambassador also said the meeting was crucial for both countries, as co-chairs of the Global Partnership for Education, to agree on a date and venue for the education summit.
