UBEC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO TACKLE "OUT OF SCHOOL" CHILDREN.

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has expressed concern over the growing number of out-of-school children in Nigeria's basic education system. 

UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Aisha Garba, made this known on Thursday at the opening of a two-day Management Retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, highlighting delays by states in accessing education funds as a major contributor to the issue. 

Garba stressed the need for urgent attention to access to quality basic education, particularly in rural communities, noting that despite notable gains in enrollment, significant gaps remain in addressing student-to-classroom ratios and improving access to learning facilities. 

Attributing the out-of-school children phenomenon to poverty and inequality, particularly affecting rural and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, she revealed that UBEC has undertaken interventions, including constructing schools and renovating classrooms, although more work is needed.

Garba reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to repositioning itself to deliver universal basic education to every Nigerian child.

She also called for increased advocacy and strategic partnerships to tackle the root causes of the out-of-school children issue and ensure inclusive, equitable, and quality education for all.

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