A significant increase in funding has been made for nursing and midwifery education. The amount has risen to N811.9 million, a substantial jump from the previous figure. This change represents a nearly 14-fold increase.

The new funding level is for the 2025/2026 academic session, compared to the earlier amount of N59.4 million in 2023/2024. Details of the funding increase were made public in a statement.

Further information about the increase and its implications can be found in the original statement from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which was issued by its Director of Strategic Communications.