Tag: Basic Education

Authors unveil book in honour of Tinubu in Abuja

Lukman Laleye Babalola

It was a rare privilege,as a book about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was launched at the Presidential Villa Banquet Hall on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.   The Book titled “The Architect of Renewal: The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Story” which chronicled the essence and political trajectory of President Tinubu was an idea that came into reality by five authors: Hon. Femi ODERE, Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President on Stakeholders’ Engagement and Mobilization; Hon. Temitope Ajayi, SSA to the President on Media and Publicity; Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, DG National Orientation…

UBEC; Consolidating Collaborations with KOICA To Promote Basic Education, By Abubakar Yusuf

Abubakar Yusuf

Aside it’s supports in the area of infrastructure, administration and provision of books, the new trend of promotion of smart Education has received a boost from the international body , Korea International Cooperation Agency , KOICA.   In line with the well articulated Memorandum of Understanding MOU existing between the Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC under the leadership of Dr Hamid Bobboyi and the international body , spanned over the years , it has continued to intervene in all areas that could impact positively on Basic Education in Nigeria.  …

UBEC / NCDMB Strategic Partnership; Moving Basic Education From Blackboard to Smart Board, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

Emporium Reporters

The efforts of the leadership of two prominent government agencies , the Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board NCDMB is the desire to move the country from analogue to digital era in line with the global trend, but also to address essentially the scourge of Out of School Children OOSC that was becoming a norm inspite concerted efforts by the commission.   Since Basic Education is the foundation to all levels of Education to be acquired by our pupils and students , the moves…

UBEC; Transforming Basic Education through more funding, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

Abubakar Yusuf

The clamour for more funding to Basic Education and by extension Education subsector from both the public and by extension the private sector in the country has began to yield positive results.   This was occasioned by the recent upward review and impressive assessment of the matching grants by the sub national to improve Basic Education, Infrastructure, manpower development among many others towards the progress and development of Basic Education in Nigeria.   The yearly counterpart funding arrangements between the federal and state government got a 100% increment in 2024…

Gov Sule identifies education secretaries as critical to success of country’s basic education

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has identified education secretaries across the country, as critical to the success of the country’s basic education programme. Engineer Sule made this known Wednesday, while flagging off a 3-day workshop for education secretaries from across the 774 local government areas of the country, holding in Lafia, Nasarawa State. While commending the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for conceiving the training workshop, the governor identified education secretaries, as administrators for the delivery of educational interventions, as well as focal persons for the realisation of the…

Oyo SUBEB seeks stakeholders’ collaboration on improved Basic Education

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The Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OyoSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran has solicited partnership of National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) and other stakeholders in the education sector in the quest to improve teaching and learning at the basic education level in the State. Dr. Nureni Adeniran made the appeal today Friday while receiving in audience members of NAPTAN at the Board’s headquarters in Ibadan. He described the association as an integral part of the transformation process in the basic education sector of Oyo State, added…

Basic Education : Reps C’ttee commends Oyo Govtq

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Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services have expressed satisfaction on the standard and quality of projects executed in Oyo State, commending the State’s achievements in the area of basic education. Speaking after an inspection of projects in Oyo State, the Deputy Chairman of the committee, Hon. Usman Zanna (APC, Borno), said that the state under Governor Seyi Makinde has lived up to its name of a Pace Setter, by surpassing all expectations. Zana who led a delegation of the committee to the state on…