The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has expressed its commitment to reducing the number of out-of-school children in the country, particularly in rural communities.
The Executive Secretary of the commission, Aisha Garba, disclosed this on Thursday at the opening of a two-day management retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The UBEC Executive Secretary further said the commission would expand their enrolment and integration into the formal education system.
While stressing the need for more advocacy to address the challenges confronting basic education in Nigeria, she stated that UBEC has taken seriously the implementation of its strategic goals of ensuring inclusive, equitable, and high-quality basic education for every child.
Garba, however, regretted the poor access to funds from the national education purse by states in the past and assured that the present administration has now unlocked access to matching funds, including needs-based costing and targeted advocacy for counterpart funding and budget allocation.
She added that UBEC, in conjunction with SUBEB, has implemented many interventions to improve the basic education system, including the construction of thousands of schools and the renovation of hundreds of classrooms.
