{"id":910441,"date":"2026-06-04T15:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/nigeria-and-italy-launch-education-funding-drive-targeting-5-billion-global-push\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:14:39","slug":"nigeria-and-italy-launch-education-funding-drive-targeting-5-billion-global-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/nigeria-and-italy-launch-education-funding-drive-targeting-5-billion-global-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria And Italy Launch Education Funding Drive Targeting $5 Billion Global Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tori.ng\/userfiles\/image\/2026\/may\/21\/bianca.jpeg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" alt><span><br \/>\n(Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu(R) amd  Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Roberto Mengoni(L). Photo Credit: Punch News)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria and Italy have agreed to set up a joint working group to drive forward a Global Partnership for Education financing campaign with the goal of mobilising five billion dollars for education worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, known as the &#8220;Multiply Possibility Campaign,&#8221; is designed to support learning opportunities for approximately seven hundred and fifty million children ahead of the Global Education Summit scheduled to take place in Rome in September 2026. <\/p>\n<p>The campaign is also expected to unlock an additional ten billion dollars in domestic education financing by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, revealed the agreement during a meeting with the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Roberto Mengoni, in Abuja on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The disclosure was contained in a statement released on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa.<\/p>\n<p>The minister emphasised that education remains a top priority under President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing the particular importance of the summit given Nigeria&#8217;s rapidly growing youth population. <\/p>\n<p>She noted that the partnership would help open up opportunities for young Nigerians and also serve as a means of addressing migration concerns through strengthened cooperation between the two countries, expressing the government&#8217;s desire to keep young people engaged and productive within the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Mengoni, speaking earlier, said discussions also touched on preparations for the summit as well as areas of bilateral cooperation including tourism, economic development and defence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Camellia Schildgen <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tori.ng\/news\/321819\/nigeria-and-italy-launch-education-funding-drive-t.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu(R) amd Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Roberto Mengoni(L). Photo Credit: Punch News) Nigeria and Italy have agreed to set up a joint working group to drive forward a Global Partnership for Education financing campaign with the goal of mobilising five billion dollars for education worldwide. 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