Education stakeholders have called for increased private sector investment in free education for children from underserved communities.
According to NAN, the stakeholders made the appeal on Thursday during the 2025 graduation ceremony of the Not Forgotten Initiative (NFI) School in Abuja.
Speaking at the event, George Ehusani, founder of the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, commended the initiative, noting that Nigeria needed more grassroots efforts to address gaps in public education.
“What we get from the government is very little, what she and her husband and the friends supporting, are taking responsibility for the future of Nigeria,” he said.
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Ade Adedotun, one of the initiative’s supporters, said government efforts alone are not enough to provide access to education for all.
“Many of these children would not have had access to quality education and yet education is such an important tool for social mobility,” he said.
Funke Abegunde, a US-certified educator and guest speaker at the event, praised the NFI’s curriculum and delivery, describing it as “world-class”.
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“The standard provides critical thinking, problem solving, technology literacy, socio-emotional and psycho-moral development,” she added.
Some parents also expressed appreciation to the school and its founder, Tosin Adeniyi, for their commitment to supporting families who otherwise could not afford formal education.
“What the founder does for us, nobody could have done it for us; may God reward her for all that,” a parent said.
Meanwhile, Adeniyi commended NFI partners for believing that every child has a future worth investing in.
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She said the initiative currently has 109 pupils enrolled and 46 students on scholarships in secondary schools, including 27 in federal government colleges.
Adeniyi also announced that six of the scholarship students have graduated from secondary school and written their WAEC and JAMB exams, while one just concluded his OND program.
