The Federal Government has announced plans to institutionalise the National Learning Assessment (NLA) every three years as part of efforts to address learning poverty and improve the quality of education across Nigeria.
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja after monitoring the ongoing 2026 National Learning Assessment in selected public and private schools within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
During the inspection, Alausa visited Government Secondary School (GSS), Kuje; Junior Secondary School (JSS), Kuje Central; and Topaz Model School, Kuje, to assess the conduct of the nationwide exercise.
He explained that the assessment targets pupils in Primary Three and Primary Five, as well as students in Junior Secondary School (JSS) Two and Senior Secondary School (SSS) Two. According to him, the exercise is designed to measure literacy, numeracy and cognitive abilities across the different education levels.
Alausa said the assessment would now become a regular
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