The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has raised the alarm that about 10 million Nigerian children are excluded from early childhood care, development and education, warning that the gap is worsening the country’s learning crisis UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr Aisha Garba, disclosed this in Abuja at a three-day capacity-building workshop for state education officials on…
Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu, under Education District II, Lagos State, has taken delivery of a brand-new mobile clinic provided by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to strengthen access to prompt, quality, and responsive healthcare services for students and staff of the school. The intervention forms part of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says more than N267 billion in previously released intervention funds for basic education remain unutilised in state accounts. UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Aisha Garba, disclosed this at the commission’s 30th Quarterly Meeting with Executive Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards in Asaba, Delta State. She also revealed that more than N65 billion in counterpart…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has raised concerns over the failure of state governments to utilise over N250 billion in intervention funds meant to improve basic education across the country. Speaking at a financial management training held in Abuja, UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Aisha Garba, represented by Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical), Razaq Akinyemi, noted…
