RismadarVoice Reporters
September 28, 2026
The Universal Basic Education Commission has introduced a digital platform that will enable parents and communities to monitor basic education projects and funds accessed by states across Nigeria.
The initiative forms part of preparations for the implementation of UBEC’s 10-year Universal Basic Education Roadmap, scheduled to commence in October 2026.
UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr Aisha Garba, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a two-day consultative workshop involving chairmen of the 36 State Universal Basic Education Boards and directors of the commission.
Garba said the Basic Education Action Plan Management System was developed to strengthen transparency, planning and monitoring of interventions under the new roadmap.
According to her, the platform will provide information on funds accessed by states and projects being implemented, giving parents and communities greater opportunity to monitor interventions in schools.
She said communities would also be able to monitor the quality and implementation of UBEC-funded projects and demand accountability from the relevant authorities.
Garba disclosed that development of the system had been ongoing for more than a month, with SUBEB chairmen already onboarded ahead of its full deployment in October.
The commission is also introducing a “whole school approach” under the new roadmap.
Under the framework, states will be required to conduct comprehensive assessments of individual schools and identify their needs before intervention plans are approved.
Garba said the approach was intended to discourage isolated interventions in which classrooms or furniture are provided without addressing other critical needs within the same school.
She explained that a school requiring intervention could be assessed for needs including renovation, fencing, toilets, furniture, computers and additional classrooms.
Decisions to construct more classrooms would also have to take projected enrolment into consideration while ensuring adequate toilet and other essential facilities are provided.
UBEC is also reviewing its matching-grant formula to provide states with greater flexibility in determining how funds are deployed according to their individual education needs.
Garba said the previous arrangement placed considerable emphasis on constructing new infrastructure, while some states increasingly require funding to renovate and improve existing facilities.
Under the revised framework, states would be able to prioritise areas including furniture, fencing, computers, renovations, enrolment materials and additional teachers based on identified needs.
The reforms come amid continuing challenges involving access to education, infrastructure and learning outcomes within Nigeria’s basic education system.
Garba said the new 10-year roadmap would formally commence in the first week of October and guide basic education interventions across the country until 2035.
Also speaking at the workshop, Dean of SUBEB Chairmen and Kwara State SUBEB Chairman, Prof Shehu Adaramaja, said the consultation was intended to establish a common direction for basic education delivery over the next decade.
He said the process would focus on strategies for improving access, quality of service and the overall management of basic education.
Adaramaja added that directors of research and statistics would participate in developing the framework for states’ basic education action plans.
UBEC Director of Physical Planning, Arc Nura Ibrahim, said the workshop would also allow stakeholders to review and validate the proposed roadmap using the technical expertise and experience of officials responsible for implementing basic education programmes across the states.
