NGF to Address States' Inability to Access N45 Billion UBEC Grants

Date: 2024-07-21

According to a news report from Leadership, the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) is set to discuss the states' failure to access N45 billion in matching grants from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

NGF chair and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, stated on Friday that the forum would invite UBEC Executive Secretary Dr. Hamid Boboi to the next NGF meeting to shed more light on his claims that state governments have not accessed the substantial sum of N45 billion.

Governor AbdulRazaq said, “Based on this, we will invite UBEC to the next NGF meeting.” He also disclosed that many states had accessed the funds in the last two months.

“Moreover, N45 billion represents about one year's backlog because every state gets about N1bn yearly,” the governor added.

UBEC said on Wednesday that many states were yet to access the N45.7 billion matching grant to implement Universal Basic Education (UBE) between 2020 and 2023.

The commission said only 16 states- Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Enugu, Jigawa, Kano, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara- have so far accessed the 2023 matching grant, representing 41 per cent of the appropriated N51.6 billion.

The federal government appropriated N51.6 billion in 2023 as a matching grant to states for the development of basic education, but as of June 30, only N21 billion was accessed by the 16 states despite the deplorable state of infrastructure in most primary schools across the country.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Aminat Omodara     Olomu     Eghe Igbinehin     COEASU     Madawaki     Agboola Babatunde     Falokun-Oja     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Shero     Lai Gobir     Mohammed Danjuma     Hakeem Lawal     Olatunde Michaels     Patience Jonathan     Congress For National Consensus     CACOVID Palliatives     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Ayo Salami     Pategi     Ibrahim Mashood     Gambari     Arca Santa     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Gbenga Adebayo     Elesie Of Esie     Millennium Development Goals     Emmanuel Bello     Shonga Farm Project     Yusuf Badmus     Busari Alabi Alausa     Abdulazeez Arowona     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Sabi     Toyosi Thomas     NIRSAL     AbdulRauf Keji     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Dele Belgore     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Irepodun     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Halimat Yusuf     Kisira     Surajudeen Akanbi     Bilikisu Gambari     Vasolar Consortium     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Babajide Ajayi     Law School Scholarship     Kale Belgore     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Galadima     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Olatomiwa Williams     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Nigerian Correctional Service     Aliyu Alhassan     Ayinde Oyepitan     Firdaos Amasa     CLAY POT     Folaranmi Aro     Ilota     Saka Saadu     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Gobirawa     Tope Daramola     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

SDP     Modibo Kawu     Abdulquawiy Olododo     April 11     Ahmad Ali     Alaro     Temi Kolawole     Government House     Galadima     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Ajase-Ipo     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Ilorin Airport     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Eleja     Raheem Adaramaja     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Maimunat Oniyangi     Jaiz Bank     Modibbo Kawu     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Saka Adeyemo     Agor     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Rachael Obisesan     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Mukhtar Shagaya     Fatai Olodo     Owu Fall     Olatunde Jare     Bayo Lawal     Inside Kwara     Elerin Of Adanla     Toyin Falola     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Amos Justus Sayo     Iyaloja-General     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Ayobami Seriki     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Saliu Alamoyo     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Shero     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Oko     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Oloriegbe     Niyi Ogundiran     Tope Daramola     Tsaragi-Share     Orire     Ita-Ore     Abdulkareem Alabi     Kola Olota     Ndama Al-hassan     Tunde Akanbi     Agboola Abdulraheem     KWACOBPA     Bamidele Adegoke     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Chikanda     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Crystal Corner Shops     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Omar Gambari     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Taofik Abdulkareem     Bukola Saraki     Ahman Patigi     Mustapha Olanipekun     Kannike