UBEC
12 Apr
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hamid Bobboyi, has assured that the Commission would assist state governments in transforming their schools into smart institutions. He also disclosed plans of the Niger State Government to establish Smart Schools across the state for enhanced delivery of quality education to the citizenry in line with the…
6 Apr
Nigenius Technologies, in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has successfully conducted a four-day intensive workshop aimed at enhancing the skills of selected teachers from UBE Model Smart schools. The workshop, focused on Design Thinking, Coding, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence (A.I) implementation, took place at the UBEC Digital Resource Center, located at Ahmadu…
21 Mar
The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the Effective School Programme (ESP) to boost smart education in Nigeria. It subsequently tasked chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards ...
21 Mar
In a bid to ensure the quality of basic education in the polity, the House of Representatives is considering an increase in the share of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) allocated to Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) from 2%to 4%.
15 Mar
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has assured Nigerian youths and students of a brighter future.
8 Feb
On February 1st, 2024, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and NewGlobe embarked on a groundbreaking collaboration during a workshop held at the UBEC Digital Resource Centre NewGlobe, known for its success in large scale transformational programs across the country, presented a comprehensive overview of its methodology during the workshop. NewGlobe programs such as EdoBEST,…
12 Dec
The Universal Basic Basic Education Commission (UBEC) met with a team from NewGlobe Education to discuss opportunities for collaboration on basic education in Nigeria. In a groundbreaking move towards enhancing the quality of education in Nigeria, NewGlobe is exploring collaboration opportunities with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). This potential partnership holds the promise of…
28 Nov
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has bemoaned shortage of teachers in public schools, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic reduced tutors by 29 per cent.
27 Nov
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has raised the alarm over the shortage of teachers in public schools in Nigeria, lamenting that the Covid-19 pandemic reduced teachers in public primary and junior secondary schools by 29 per cent.
22 Oct 2023
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana has called on the National Assembly to step into Nigeria’s worrisome out-of-school crisis, to save the future of the country.
5 Sep 2023
The Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that he has approved a sum of N17billion in three years on education but the sector has not improved positively, despite a state of emergency he declared on education about four years ago, some government officials are frustrating his efforts. Mohammed was ostensibly disturbed about the state…
21 Aug 2023
The British Council has stressed the need to strengthen the capacity of teachers in the education sector, as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reaches its second half.
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