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Assessing the Nigerian Federal Government’s Financial Commitments to Its Education Rights Obligations
Department of Research and Training, National Institute for Legislative Studies, National Assembly Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
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The paper provides insights on the ( mis )match between the Federal Government’s Appropriations for education in relation to fulfilling its obligations towards education rights. Using budgeted expenditure on education from 2016 to 2018, the paper found that the Federal Government’s financial commitments have not shown progressive achievements in meeting up with its education obligations. Also, in making use of available resources , priority has leaned towards non - Economic, Social and Cultural rights over education rights. The paper advocated action plans for both the legislature and civil society that borders on policy review pressure for equitable funding of all levels of education and possible litigation.
KeywordsDepartment of Research and TrainingNational Institute for Legislative StudiesNational Assembly AbujaAbujaNigeria
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