Tinubu names former Nasarawa governor as UBEC chairman

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 confirmed by Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, during the launch of the AFD-supported ICT Development Project in ten selected Nigerian universities.

Al-Makura, a businessman and politician, has been behind several development initiatives in his state.

The commission is a programme established by the Nigerian government and operates under the Ministry of Education.

UBEC is also in charge of disbursing counterpart funding to support basic education projects carried out across the nation.