UBEC TO ASCERTAIN THE NUMBER OF BASIC SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

 

The Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC) has begun the procedure of ascertaining the exact number of teachers in both private and public schools at the basic education level across Nigeria.

During Consultative Meeting on the 2022 National Personnel Audit of all Basic Education Institutions in Abuja, Dr Hamid Bobboyi who is the Executive Secretary of the commission said the exercise, that was last conducted by the commission in 2018, is meant to consolidate on prior achievements to make certain centralized comprehensive data on basic education in the country.

He said UBEC had collaboration with the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Universal Basic Education Board and other critical stakeholders to make the program a success.

Dr Hamid Bobboyi said “The exercise is meant to conduct personnel audit of all educational institutions in the country offering enormous essentials of fundamental education.

Another important aspect is for the purpose of collecting school data on enrolment, personnel and facilities among others, to enable effective plan.

He attributed the absence of current and reliable data  leading to defective plans, which objectives were difficult to achieve.

The commission also  faulted the 10.5 million being used in the media as number of out-of-school children in Nigeria.

The  headcount is to commence  between June and July this year as confirmed by the Chairman of the 2022 National Personnel Audit of all Basic Education Institutions, Prof. Bala Zakari.