UBEC
5 Sep
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
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.
21 Jun
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has initiated special training designed to strictly manage its funds by eliminating all financial leakages.
16 Jun
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has emphasised the need to strengthen mathematics and science education (SMASE), and phonics training for teachers nationwide
8 Jun
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…
6 Jun
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.
22 May
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), through its Digital Resource Centre (DRC), has trained some teachers and other personnel for take-off of the Federal Government’s model Smart Schools in two pilot states of Kwara and Kano.
19 Feb
Despite the combined efforts of the Nigerian government, international development partners and non-governmental organisations to tackle the pervasive issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the country is still struggling to find solutions.
27 Nov 2022
The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and House of Representatives have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the amended copyright bill into law.
24 Oct 2022
The Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) on Monday said Nigeria is losing ₦1trillion revenue to the patronage of foreign firms in the printing industry. CIPPON blamed the development on the heavy reliance of Federal Government major spenders like the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) on…
9 Oct 2022
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has stated that the 37 smart schools being built by the federal government in the various states and the Federal Capital Territory are compliant with international standards and best practices in smart education.
27 Sep 2022
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has commended the Government of the Republic of Korea, through its grant aid agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), for training Nigerian government officials to increase the capacity of teachers in the country.
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