Free Laptops, Tablets to Reach 47 Million Pupils, Teachers Nationwide The initiative will benefit pupils in pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary schools. Thomas Lamerna stated that the initiative will come at no cost to federal or state governments To enhance access to quality education, 47 million students and teachers in smart schools nationwide will receive … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named Aisha Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, as the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The appointment was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. EDITOR’S PICKS Sanwo-Olu Donates N75M to Support … Read more
There Was No Presidential Order To Resolve ASUU Strike In Two Weeks – Adamu EKO HOT BLOG reports that Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has denied getting a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the protracted strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in two weeks. During the weekly Ministerial … Read more
UBEC has set to conduct assessment of schools nationwide. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC has concluded plans to conduct an internationally accepted national assessment. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Hamid Bobboyi, made this known in a statement yesterday by the commission’s spokesman, David Apeh, said this at a five-day … Read more
The Chairman, House Of Representative Committee on Basic Education and Services, Hon. Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, and members of the Committee have visited Ogun State as part of its three days oversight functions to inspect various projects executed by the Universal Basic Education Commission and the State Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC/SUBEB) matching grants. Prof. Ihonvbere … Read more
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 The Universal Basic Education Commission has presented different sporting kits to Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board for redistribution to 1,016 public primary schools across the 20 Local Government Education Authorities in Lagos State. Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education, LASUBEB, Wahab Alawiye-King, recently assured the representative of UBEC that the … Read more
Recruitment into the Federal Teachers’ Scheme (FTS), is not fake. The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), says the opening of an online application for recruitment into the Federal Teachers’ Scheme (FTS), is not fake. Dr Ossom Ossom, Public Relations Officer of the commission, confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, … Read more
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, has on Monday approved the immediate payment of the N450m allegedly diverted by the previous administration of Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, to clear the way for the readmission of the state to a scheme meant to improve access to basic education. The approval is coming few days after UBEC officials … Read more