Following the hike in the fees of universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All (CSACEFA)
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.
Official data from Nigeria’s Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has shown that 32 states have not accessed over N48 billion in UBEC funds available for improving basic education across all states. The Universal Basic Education Programme is aimed at ensuring free education for Children at the primary school level and three years of junior secondary school. The programme was launched in September 1999 while the law establishing UBEC was signed in 2004.