Nigeria, May 3 -- The Federal Ministry of Education has partnered with the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership on initiatives to track transparency and strengthen accountability across Nigeria's tertiary institutions.

A statement by the ministry's spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, said the partnership involves launching a compliance-tracking platform that will publicly monitor whether institutions meet the ministry's directive to publish financial and institutional data by 31 May.

Another partnership component is the establishment of a University Transparency Index, a benchmarking tool that will assess institutions based on audit compliance, financial openness, and governance practices.

The statement quoted the Minister of Education,...