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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…
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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 ...
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The Federal Government has introduced design thinking, coding, robotics, and artificial Intelligence (DTCRA) in the newly established smart schools nationwide.
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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.
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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.
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The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has organised a workshop to build teachers' capacity to Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education, SMASE, and jolly phonics programs for teachers across the country. Speaking at the workshop the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, explained that SMASE and Jolly Phonics have been implemented over ten years in…
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The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disclosed that the Federal Government (FG) disbursed a total amount of N57,165,751,416.12 towards the professional development of teachers in Nigeria.
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Today is the second Friday of Shawwal 10th after the glorious month of Ramadan. We thank Allaah for making us see the beginning and end of Ramadan. We ask Allaah to grant us all the successes of the month as He accepts all our acts of Ibaadah and sacrifices.