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UBEC renovates over 4,000 classrooms, commissions 1,074 digital learning centres
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has renovated more than 4,000 classrooms and commissioned 1,074 digital learning centres across Nigeria…
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UBEC begins implementation of 10-year basic education roadmap in October
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says it is prepared to commence implementation of its 10-year basic education roadmap, 2026–2035,…
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NTI to coordinate FG’s six-month programme to professionalise 250,000 teachers
The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, has been mandated to coordinate a federal government initiative aimed at professionalising 250,000 serving…
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UBEC: States must access N65bn counterpart funds, utilise N267bn intervention funds
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has urged states to urgently access more than N65 billion in counterpart funds and…
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FG: 8,000 schools rehabilitated, 1.2m out-of-school children returned to classrooms under Tinubu
Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says more than 8,000 schools have been rehabilitated and over 1.2 million out-of-school children have…
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UBEC mobilises over N100bn in unaccessed grants to boost basic education infrastructure
Aisha Garba, executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), says the agency has facilitated the mobilisation of more…
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Almajiri commission: Projects outside our mandate in 2026 budget are constituency projects
The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE) has clarified that projects in its 2026 appropriation outside its…
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FG urges states, private schools to join national education database
The federal government has called on state governments, local education authorities and private school owners to enrol in the digitalised…
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Alausa: Era of locked, idle UBEC schools must end
Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says the era of public-funded schools remaining locked, abandoned or underutilised despite being declared completed…
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FG launches nationwide smart-board rollout to digitalise public schools
The federal government says it is fully committed to transforming teaching and learning in Nigeria’s basic education sector through digital…
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