UBEC’s Teachers Dev Plan Gulps N10bn Annually – Bobboyi

BY TEMI OHAKWE, ABUJA – The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says over N10 billion is expended annually on its teachers’ professional development programme.

Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, who disclosed the figure in Abuja, however insisted that robust partnership between stakeholders and the Federal Government is required to continuously improve the quality of teaching and learning at basic level in the country.

A statement by UBEC’s Head of Public Relations, David Apeh and made available to Journalists on Sunday said the Commission is committed to promoting value-based education sector in the nation’s overall development interest.

It further said notwithstanding the challenges of year 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UBEC worked hard to deliver services in many key areas, including support in providing e-learning and other responses to contain the pandemic’s adverse effects on the polity.

The statement then quoted Dr Bobboyi as saying that; “UBEC’s 10 per cent of the entire amount that is received from the Consolidated Revenue Fund is designated for Teachers’ Professional Development through the States Universal Basic Education Boards”