PORT HARCOURT — The Federal Government has outlined a series of interventions to improve the education sector at the opening of the 85th plenary of the Joint Consultative Committee on Education (JCCE) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, was represented by Dr Folake Olatunji-Davies, the director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary. The meeting was themed 'Infrastructural Development and Teacher Motivation: Panacea for Improved Learning Outcomes'. The minister said the ministry's Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative focuses on quality assurance, technical and vocational education, STEM, digitalisation, inclusion and better learning environments. Projects include the Renewed Hope Energising Education Programme and new student hostels at institutions such as YABATECH and LASU, as well as the rehabilitation of medical schools and engineering faculties. A National Digital Learning Initiative is rolling out smart classrooms, while enrolment drives and alternative learning pathways target out-of-school children. He asked states, communities, development partners and companies to support the federal effort. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, represented by the Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor, pledged better school infrastructure and teacher welfare.