The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to grassroots sports development and talent discovery among pupils through the Basic Education Schools Sports (BESS) competition. UBEC Basic Education School Sports Desk Officer, Mr Umar Dauda, stated this on Friday in Enugu during BESS State Final Competition in collaboration …
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The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has developed a national special and inclusive basic education implementation guidelines to accommodate children of special needs in schools across the country. The Executive Secretary, UBEC, Aisha Garba, said this on Monday in Abuja at a Two-Day Stakeholders’ Engagement Workshop on Strengthening State Actors’ …
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A senior lawyer and human rights advocate, Femi Falana, has blamed some state government’s neglect for the basic education for the alarming rate of out-of-school children in the country, which is estimated at 20 million. A document he obtained from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in response to his …
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Dr Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has revealed the occurrence of various financial infractions committed by the financial departments of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) across Nigeria. As a result, he emphasized the necessity of training for staff in the financial departments …
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An election observer group, the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has warned that any attempt to tarnish the integrity of the head of the Electoral Management Body (EMB) through orchestrated media campaigns will have dire consequences on future elections and the nation’s democracy. Addressing journalists in Abuja, ISDMG Executive …
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The World Bank has set aside $500 million as grant to fund basic education in five states for five years, Mrs Helen Okoro, the Information Officer, Universal Basic Education Commission, has said. Okoro, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, credited Dr Olatunde Adekola, Head, World Bank International Reconstruction and …
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