Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has announced that approximately 65,000 out-of-school children in the state have been successfully reintegrated into the formal education system. The Governor made this disclosure on Wednesday during a courtesy visit from the World Bank and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) implementation support mission for the Better Education Service Delivery […]
KEHINDE AKINPELU The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged diversion of ₦5.78 billion Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds resumed on Monday, February 16, 2026, with fresh revelations before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. Testifying as […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has denied reports suggesting it received a petition against the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Aisha Garba, for alleged mismanagement. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Committee, Mark Bako Useni, the Committee clarified that no such issues […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist, as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC). Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, brings more than twenty-four years of experience driving impactful programmes in education for human and economic development, working in Nigeria, Ghana, Somalia, Kenya, the USA, […]
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has said that only 16 states have so far accessed the 2023 matching grant, representing 41 per cent of the appropriated N51.6billion. The Executive Secretary, UBEC, Hamid Bobboyi, made this known during an oversight function of the House Committee on Basic Education and Services to the commission in Abuja […]
By Doosuur Iwambe In a bid to address the challenges in basic Education, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has emphasised the need to strategise in finding lasting solution to challenges. UBEC Executive Secretary, Hamid Bobboyi made this disclosure during a One-Day Basic Education Colloquium in honour and memory of the pioneer executive secretary of […]
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Prof. Julius Ihonvbare has said, the National Assembly is set to partner the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to name and shame those frustrating the implementation of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) projects in some states. Speaking during the budget defence […]
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, has, upon the recommendation of Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, approved the reappointment of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed. A statement from Ben Goong, the Director, […]
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences (ICPC) is poised to continue to partner with the Universal basic Education Commission (UBEC) in the fight against corruption. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr. Hammid Bobboyi, while inaugurating the members of the Universal basic Education – Anti Corruption and Transparency Unit […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Board Chairman of Universal Basic education Commission (UBEC) Prof. Usman Adamu Kyuka and the Executive Secretary Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has commence the inspection of model schools built by the commission across Nigeria. During a visit to one of the sites in karshi FCT Abuja, the Chairman noted that the commission is […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Director Physical Planning, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Engineer Abubakar Sadiq Sa’ad has said that he is committed to ensure effective learning and teaching in Nigerian schools. Engineer Sa’ad salad this disclosure when he was conferred with “fellowship award” by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abuja. The UBEC boss […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the National Commission for persons with disabilities (NCPND) have initiate moves to ensure that children with disabilities have access to basic education. The Executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi who disclosed during a meeting with the delegation from the […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Management of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru has commended the Board and Management of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for progress recorded in the basic education sub-sector despite some of the daunting challenges. The Leader of the delegation, Prof. Fatai A. Aremu made this known when […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC has said that Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) will reduce the number of out-of-school children and literacy among school age children in Nigeria. The Deputy Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr. Isiaka Olayinka Kolawale made this disclosure at the ongoing workshop on Financing Agreement […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The un-accessed Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) matching grants to state governments across the country currently stand at N41.06 billion, the Executive Secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has disclosed. Bobboyi who made this disclosure during an oversight visit to the Commission by the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education in Abuja noted […]
Doosuur lwambe, Abuja The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi has said that the Commission has committed a minimum of N10bn annually to teachers’ professional development in the country. In a statement, its head, public relations and protocol, David Apeh, Bobboyi called on stakeholders to join hands with the Federal Government […]
Not a few Nigerians were shocked to hear on Monday that a whooping sum of N73 billion set aside by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) as matching grants remain un-accessed by state governments across the country. This is coming at a time when decayed infrastructure and dearth of adequate manpower in Nigeria’s basic education […]
Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has revealed that the total of un-accessed UBEC matching grants to state governments is now N73 billion. According to Bobboyi, Kwara state alone has about N7 billion un-accessed fund from 2014 to 2019; Anambra state (N4.2 billion); Enugu state (N4.3 billion); Abia state […]
The National Assembly, Universal Basic Education (UBE) and the National Judicial Council (NJC) and six other agencies are set to receive N565.59 billion as a statutory transfer in the 2020 budget. A breakdown of the statutory transfer for 2020 budget by Daily Times shows that the National Assembly has the largest share of the statutory […]
The number of out- of -school -children in Nigeria has witnessed a slight decrease from 10.5 million to 10.1 million, the 2018 new audit report of the National Personnel Audit (NPA) has revealed. Speaking during the national presentation and launch of the 2018 NPA report of basic education institutions in Abuja, Chairman, Technical Committee of […]