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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged the Federal Government to allocate 20 per cent of the annual national budget to the Education sector, saying that this would enable the nation to recover the learning it has lost and ensure restoration of quality education.
The union said this could be achieved if the government adopts a progressive and efficient tax collection processes to generate resources.
NUT National President Audu Amba said these in Abuja at a global response workshop on privatisation and commercialisation of education in the country, organised by NUT in partnership with Education International (EI) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).