PRESIDENT TINUBU ESTABLISHES NATIONAL EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM AND APPROVES SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, TEACHERS' TRAINING AND SUPPORT NATIONWIDE 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. The approved policies are captured as DOTS, an acronym representing: Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training & Development, and Skill Development & Acquisition. (1) Data Repository Currently, there is a paucity of coordinated, verifiable, and authentic data on all aspects of the education sector in Nigeria, which is critical for planning. Consequently, the President has approved the conduct of an extensive census of the following: (a) All schools in Nigeria from primary to tertiary level, their conditions and live-in facilities, proximity to one another, educat...