NCDMB, UBEC to collaborate on basic education development

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board intends to collaborate with the Universal Basic Education Commission on the advancement of basic education in Nigeria.

Felix Omatsola Ogbe, executive secretary of NCDMB, stated that the cooperation would aid in the development of young Nigerians by fulfilling the demands of the oil and gas industry and the related sectors.

According to a statement, the two leaders agreed to set up a joint committee that would finalise details of their agencies’ collaboration, and contribute meaningfully to the future of the Nigerian economy.

“The kernel of the meeting centered on how NCDMB could partner with UBEC to upgrade some dilapidated primary and junior secondary schools dotted across the country, train teachers and upgrade critical facilities to meet the demands of the current age and the conversations also hovered around making basic education work sustainably, developing digital resource centres and smart school systems, and synchronising the efforts of stakeholders in the education sector for maximum impact,” it said.

It further stated that the board has established over 150 ICT centres in secondary schools around the country, improved select technical colleges, and intervened in selected universities as part of its institutional improvement program, which is funded by multinational and indigenous oil firms.

The executive secretary of NCDMB announced the launch of a capacity-building project called “Back to the Creeks/Villages.”

He said that the program aimed to revitalise deteriorating primary schools, particularly in the Niger Delta’s creeks and other parts of the country, by upgrading their infrastructure, teaching personnel, and curriculum to world-class standards and making the interventions sustainable.