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The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboi tasked the State Governments on the need to ensure accountability, improved literacy and provision of equitable access to basic education in the country.
He spoke while declaring open a training on Communication Strategy for Public Relations Officers in UBEC, States Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEB) and Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme office held in Kano State.
Bobboi who represented by the UBEC Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical) Dr. Bala Zakari, stressed on the need for accountability in the implementation of Universal Basic Education and BESDA programme in order to reduce the challenge of out-of-school children in the country.
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By Kuni Tyessi
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has appealed to stakeholders to partner the federal government in ensuring that the quality of teaching and learning at the basic education level is strengthened for graduates of the system to be globally competitive.
Bobboyi, who spoke in Abuja, said though 2020 was challenging as a result of COVID-19 pandemic that led to lockdown of the country, including closure of schools for the most part, the commission worked hard in many areas, including support for the provision of e-learning and other response to the pandemic.
He said the commission, in realisation of the importance of teacher in the provision of quality education, designated 10 per cent of the entire amount received from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for teacher professional development through the States Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEB).