Aisha Garba, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), says the Federal Government is leveraging digital technology to improve basic education and position public schools in Nigeria to compete on a global scale. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the $10 million Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)-Nigeria Smart Education Project, Garba said
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says it has made significant progress in improving access, quality and infrastructure in Nigeria’s basic education sector in just seven months under its Executive Secretary, Aisha Garba. Garba, who joined UBEC in December 2024 after years at the World Bank, has introduced major reforms, overhauling the curriculum to include
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says 70 per cent of the over 10 million out-of-school children in the country had benefitted from its digital literacy initiative, insisting 60 per cent of public primary school teachers, who did not possess basic digital literacy, had also benefitted. UBEC also stated that Nigeria had achieved tremendous digital
The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked a rumour spreading online about Aisha Garba, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), describing it as a “sponsored smear campaign.” Dr Tunji Alausa, in a statement released on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, said the rumour is being circulated by an unknown group called the
A coalition of education rights activists has urged Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies to investigate procurement irregularities at the Universal Basic Education Commission following growing concerns over contract mismanagement. The coalition demanded that the UBEC Executive Secretary step aside while investigations proceed. At a press briefing, President Odoh Dave warned that systemic procurement irregularities could undermine trust
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hajiya Aisha Garba, has shared the deep motivation behind her work: fixing Nigeria’s basic education system. She said her passion to make a real impact, not politics or money, drives her daily efforts. Before UBEC, Aisha led the World Bank’s biggest global education project. Now
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Aisha Garba, has raised alarm over the poor state of Nigeria’s education system. She said the country is facing a severe crisis that demands urgent action from everyone. Speaking at a meeting in Abuja with state education leaders and partners like the World Bank
Nigerian governors under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have collaborated with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and New Globe to fix foundational learning issues. The decision to improve foundational learning was made at the State-Level Workshop on Foundational Learning and Out-of-School Children, held in Abuja on Thursday, July 31, 2025. According to the NGF,
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has praised the Kaduna State Government for its outstanding efforts in improving basic education. Speaking at the KADA EduPACT International Summit 2025 in Kaduna, she stated that the state has made significant progress in reducing the number of out-of-school children and increasing access
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has reaffirmed its ongoing reforms to enhance the responsiveness of its worldwide interventions. Aisha Garba, Executive Secretary of UBEC, made this remark during her speech at the KADA EduPACT International Summit 2025, outlining key areas that will undergo reform. The reforms will focus on developing teacher capacity, renewing the
