The Federal Government has urged state governments to align their budgets with development plans and sector priorities to improve the delivery of basic education and primary healthcare services.
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Deborah Odoh, said credible budgeting must reflect government priorities and planned activities, stressing that public resources must be properly managed to deliver better outcomes for Nigerians.
The government official spoke on Monday in Abuja following an alarm raised by the Universal Basic Education Commission that about 70 per cent of Nigerian children of primary school age cannot read and understand a simple text, blaming persistent learning challenges on weaknesses in education delivery and the management of public resources.
Odoh spoke at a technical capacity-building workshop on Disbursement-Linked Indicator 2 of the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity Governance Programme, known as HOPE-GOV.
She said the 2027 budget process presented
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