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Tinubu names former Nasarawa governor as UBEC chairman

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 1, 2025

A former governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, has been named as the chairman of the governing board of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). President Bola Tinubu appointed the former governor as the new chairman of the UBEC governing board. The appointment of Al-Makura was

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FG to establish 270 vocational training centres nationwide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 27, 2025

The federal government has announced plans to set up 270 vocational training centres across Nigeria as part of its initiative to encourage entrepreneurship and skills development. Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical) of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Mr Rasaq Akinyemi, made this known in Abuja during a public hearing on nine legislative bills. These

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Ekiti allocates N1.2 billion to schools for operational costs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 27, 2025

The Ekiti State Government has earmarked a total of N1,179,235,500 as operational grants for primary and secondary schools, technical colleges, and three government-owned special schools for the 2024/2025 academic session. Commissioner for Information Taiwo Olatunbosun announced this in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. He stated that N11,306,760,012.54 had been allocated for

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Soludo approves N6.154 billion for Anambra’s basic education projects

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 15, 2025

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has approved the release of N6.154 billion as counterpart funding for the state’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) grants covering the years 2022 to 2024. This information was made known in a statement on Friday by Dr. Vera Nwadinobi, who serves as the Chairperson of the Anambra State Universal Basic Education […]

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UBEC unveils 3-year roadmap to reposition basic education

Angel Ojonugwa May 12, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The Universal Basic Education Commission has unveiled a three-year strategic development plan aimed at repositioning basic education sub-sector. The roadmap, tagged “UBEC 2025–2027 Strategic Blueprint” was officially launched at a two-day Management Retreat held by the Commission in Uyo, Akwa Ibom by the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Hajiya

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UBEC allocates N22bn to states for training of 224,000 teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 8, 2025

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has allocated N22 billion to state governments to train 224,000 teachers and enhance education management in all 36 states of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, revealed this on Monday in Abuja at the national launch of the Universal Basic Education […]

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UBEC Strengthens SBMCs to Address Out-of-School Children Crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 18, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has enhanced the operations of School Based Management Committees (SBMCs) as part of its strategy to tackle the challenge of 10.5 million out-of-school children in Nigeria. The Commission emphasised the pivotal role SBMCs play in increasing school enrolment and fostering effective school management within local communities.

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4m out-of-school children returned to classrooms, says FG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

The Federal Government has announced that four million of the 20 million out-of-school children have returned to their schools. According to numbers issued by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), 3,483,721 students have received direct interventions to improve their learning. It attributed the success to the collaborative efforts of five agencies within the

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12 Smart Schools set to begin operations next month — FG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 21, 2024

The Federal Government is prepared to present 12 Model Smart Schools throughout the federation’s six geopolitical zones, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said yesterday. Dr Hamid Bobboyi, the Commission’s Executive Secretary (ES), dropped the hint during an interactive session with UBEC Smart Schools Programme stakeholders at the

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NCDMB, UBEC to collaborate on basic education development

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 2, 2024

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 […]

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UBEC establishes a digital resource centre to enhance learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, established a Digital Resource Centre (DRC) to train school teachers and students in digital literacy. Dr. Hafsat Lawal, the DRC’s chief of capacity building, stated at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday that the centre featured modern learning tools to promote […]