The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has expressed its determination to reform basic education through the introduction of technology in classes and training of 1,480 teachers selected from rural and hard-to-reach schools across the country. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, in his speech during the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, on Monday, revealed […]
Bill to increase UBEC funding passes second reading
A bill for the amendment of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Act to increase its funding from the consolidated revenue from 2 per cent to 4 per cent has passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. The Chairman of House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Bako Useni, stated this during the […]
Out-of-school children: Reps member advocates funding of UBEC to tackle menace
Member representing Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Muktar Tolani Shagaya, has called for adequate funding of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, as a means of tackling the out-of-school children menace. In a sponsored bill, the lawmaker asked for an amendment to the principal Act, “the Compulsory Free Universal Basic Education”, […]
UBEC boss Bobboyi seeks implementation of effective school programs
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has charged Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards, SUBEBs, on the implementation of the Effective School Programmes, ESP. Bobboyi gave the charge while speaking at the UBEC-SUBEBs meeting in Abuja on Monday. He said the implementation of the ESP would lead to improved […]
Gov Lawal shares education materials to 250 public schools in Zamfara State
A statement issued by the spokesperson of the governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the materials were provided by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Abuja and the UNICEF. The post Gov Lawal shares education materials to 250 public schools in Zamfara State appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Basic Education: Nigeria experiencing learning crisis — UBEC
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said Nigeria is experiencing a severe learning crisis that requires immediate action to address. Speaking at a two-day stakeholder “Dialogue on Reading Initiative in the UBE Programme and the Use of Mother Tongue/Language of Immediate Environment as Medium of Instruction,” on Monday, […]