The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has plans to introduce courses on skills development and acquisitions at the basic education level to address the learning crisis at the country’s primary and secondary schools.

The minister of education, Tahir Mamman stated this at the quarterly citizens and stakeholders’ engagement briefing by the federal ministry of education in Abuja.

He explained that the ministry aims to produce a highly skilled workforce equipped with entrepreneurial skills to break the cycle of poverty and guarantee sustainable economic growth and global competitiveness.

Mamman said the ministry has produced a draft/framework of required national skills, which will be ready by July.

Meanwhile, the ministry is also building a reliable database for the education sector to track all activities of schools across the country.