UBEC to start complete application of 10-year education roadmap in October

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) will begin complete execution of its 10-Year Universal Basic Education (UBE) Roadmap, covering 2026– 2035, in the very first week of October.

The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Aisha Garba, revealed this on Monday in Abuja at the opening of a two-day consultative workshop with chairmen of the 36 State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) and UBEC directors.

The commission likewise revealed the Basic Education Action Plan Management System (BEAPMS), a digital platform developed to enhance preparation, openness and tracking of fundamental education jobs throughout Nigeria.

UBEC embraces whole-school technique

Garba stated the roadmap and BEAPMS become part of reforms focused on moving UBEC interventions far from separated jobs towards a”entire school technique”

Under the brand-new method, states will be needed to evaluate the complete requirements of a school before their action strategies are authorized by UBEC.

• For any state to do remodelling, you need to do an entire school technique. An entire school method suggests you take a school and take a look at all the spaces,Garba stated.
• We are no longer going to be doing 2 blocks of class in the bush and deserting them with no fence or toilet,” she included.

She discussed that where a school needs fencing, toilets, furnishings, computer systems or extra class, such requirements would be recorded as part of the intervention strategy.

UBEC modifies matching grant formula

Garba likewise revealed a modified matching grant formula that will permit states to release UBEC funds according to their particular education requirements.

She stated the previous formula focused mainly on brand-new facilities, restricting gain access to for states whose top priorities were the upkeep and enhancement of existing schools.

• The brand-new formula permits each state to take a look at its own requirements due to the fact that there is no one-size-fits-all,she stated.
• If the requirement on the ground is furnishings, remodelling, fencing, computer systems or other centers, then states are permitted to deal with those requirements,” she included

According to Garba, the modified formula might likewise support enrolment products and extra instructors where states recognize increased enrolment as a concern.

New digital platform to track UBEC tasks

The commission stated BEAPMS will likewise provide neighborhoods a function in keeping track of tasks carried out in schools.

Garba stated the quantity of cash accessed by each state will be released on UBEC’s site together with info on the jobs being carried out.

• This will likewise permit us to generate the neighborhood to be part of the tracking of the tasks that we do on the ground,” she stated.

She included that the system would offer moms and dads and neighborhood members higher presence into how UBEC funds are utilized and the tasks being executed.

• With that, the neighborhood can hold us liable to the cash we have actually accessed from UBEC, the jobs we are doing on the ground, in addition to the quality of tasks,” she stated.

Garba stated BEAPMS had actually been under advancement for more than a month, including that SUBEB chairmen had actually been completely onboarded ahead of its complete application.

Earlier efforts to reform UBEC financing

The current reforms develop on earlier efforts by UBEC to enhance how fundamental education funds are prepared, accessed and kept an eye on.

• Nairametrics reported in July 2025 that the Federal Government was examining the standards for accessing UBEC intervention funds, with future dispensations anticipated to be connected to efficiency targets.
• The evaluation was focused on making the financing procedure more versatile for states while enhancing responsibility and worth for cash.
• In April 2026, UBEC designated N5.18 billion to 518 neighborhoods throughout the nation under its School-Based Management Committee– School Improvement Programme (SBMC-SIP).

In May 2025, UBEC likewise started establishing a brand-new design template to assist states in preparing work prepare for accessing federal intervention funds, following issues over conditions connected to accessing the funds.