Overview
- Nigeria’s education minister announced the initiative during a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Abhishek Singh in Abuja, with both sides pledging cooperation.
- The Federal Government Academy in Suleja, also known as the Nigerian Academy for the Gifted, was named the proposed flagship site.
- Officials outlined a model in which India provides curriculum, faculty and academic systems, while Nigeria delivers infrastructure and institutional support.
- The project is framed as part of President Bola Tinubu’s human‑capital agenda to strengthen science, technology and innovation capacity.
- No implementation agreement or public timeline was disclosed, though Nigeria highlighted prior India-backed training via ITEC and ICCR and noted strong people-to-people ties.