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.

Babata     Hassan Taiye Salam     Medview Airlines     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Kunle Okeowo     Eghe Igbinehi     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Muhammed Abdullahi     EndSARS     Seun Bolaji     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Sanusi Abubakar     Kola Ologbondiyan     Rex Olawoye     Ibrahim Taiwo     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Reuben Paraje     Hamidu Olowo     Yashikira     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Olatunde Jare     United Nigeria Congress Party     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Kola Olota     Binta Abubakar Mora     Abubakar Ndakene     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Temitope Ogunbanke     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Okin Biscuit     Kwara State Governor     Pakata Development Association     Tsaragi     Yoruba     Oko-Olowo     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Okin High School     Saheed Akinwumi     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Bashir Adigun     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     ANCOPPS     Charles Ibitoye     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Ishaq Salman     Okala Baba     Sarkin Malamai     Haliru Dantoro     Kwara Pdp     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Ilofa     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Ajasse-Ipo     Razak Atunwa     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Tsaragi-Share     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     David Adesina     Kwara Liberation Group     Sabitiyu Grillo     Muhammadu Buhari     AbdulGafar Tosho     Twitter     Segun Ogunsola     Belgore     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Amuda Aluko     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Okin Malt     Afetu Of Alabe     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Guber Aspirant    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Alfa Yahaya Road     Tuesday Assayomo     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Umar Ayinla Saro     Kwara Polytechnic     Okeose Christian Cementary     Joseph Daudu     Oke-opin     Saliu Tunde Bello     Abubakar Lah     Illyasu Abdullahi     Fareedah Dankaka     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Idofin     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     General Hospital, Ilorin     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Manzuma     Iyiola Oyedepo     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Ethical College     Kwara State Polytechnic     Muhammadu Gobir     Balogun Ajikobi     Twitter     Magaji Are     Donatus Ejidike     Third Estate     ENetSuD     Oloriegbe     Ilorin Airport     Just Law Forum     Vasolar Consultoria     Akeem Lawal     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Galadima     Al-Hikmah Radio     Ilofa     Amusa Bello     Women Radio     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Henry Makinwa     Yakub Ali-Agan     Alaro     Muhammadu Buhari     Abioye Bello     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Guber Aspirant     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Tanke     Adegoke Bamidele     Okala Baba     Dumagi     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Umar Adelodun     Okoolowo     SAPZ Project     Oyelere Oyinloye     Towoju     Kale Bayero     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Micheal Imoudu     Amule Elementary School     KWATMA     Sobi Hill     Ayobami Seriki     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Risikat Lawal     Gurei     CELF     Salihu Yahaya