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LASUBEB RECEIVES UBEC SOUTH WEST ZONE

by LASUBEB Publicity unit | April 17th 2022

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, received the Zonal Director, UBEC Southwest Zone and other delegates from the Universal Basic Education Commission at LASUBEB’s Board room on Wednesday,13 April, 2022 on a working visit to the Board.

The Zonal Director, Dr. Mrs. Aishat Abdul who led the delegation, stated that the purpose of the visit is to synergize and familiarize with the Board, exchange ideas and also map out strategies in evolving basic education in Lagos state and southwest in general.

She commended the Lagos state government on its giant strides in up-scaling basic education in the state, adding that the use of technology in classrooms and welfare for teachers and pupils has made it a pacesetter amongst others.

Dr. Abdul noted that UBEC and SUBEBs have been actively addressing various challenges facing primary education whilst laying her prayer on advocacy, dialogue, partnership, teachers training, and sensitization for effective Universal Basic Education policy implementation.

While doting her points at the meeting, she stated that the rate of out–of–school children in the region is alarming, coupled with security challenges. Hence, there is need for state to be proactive in addressing these challenges.

At the reception, the Executive Chairman, LASUBEB - Hon. Wahab Alawiye-King, appreciated UBEC for its contributions to the development of basic education in the state.

Responding to some of the issues raised, Alawiye-King noted that the Board values partnership and collaboration necessary to achieving the social goal of quality basic education for all. He averred that the Board functions on a celar mandate and has its standard operating procedures.

LASUBEB Chair expressed that Mr. Governor has been supportive in empowering the workforce of the Board, through various trainings and also investing in perimeter fencing in schools, as well as inter-agency collaborations to ensure a safe learning environment.

He equally noted that a Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools has been resuscitated to massively and aggressively address infrastructural deficit in the sector.

His words "Digital integration and infusion into our educational system have enhanced teaching and learning outcomes in our classrooms."

He asserted that over 7000 children have been kitted with back-to-school materials and enroled into public schools under the project zero initiative, a strategy deployed to drastically reduce the menace of out-of-school children in the state.

It has come to the Board's notice that some fraudulent individuals have been posting advertisements on some websites offering teaching positions for primary school teachers in Lagos State and requesting registration by filling recruitment forms online. **LASUBEB** categorically disassociates itself from these adverts and website offerings regarding this subject. The job adverts and website offerings regarding this subject. The job advertisements are entirely false and are intended to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. We clarify that we have not engaged any individual or job website to advertise job positions on behalf of the Board. All job advertisements that suggest the contrary should be disregarded. In the event that any individual receives email from any platform or website advertising teaching opportunities for public primary schools, please **DISREGRAD** the message, do not supply any personal details nor make payments to any individual or website. Thank you. Dr. Hakeem Shittu Executive Chairman, LASUBEB

In a bid to ensure smooth and credible information gathering in Public and Private Schools, the management of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), led by Dr. Hamid Bobboyi met with Lagos SUBEB, Hon. Commissioner of Education and private education stakeholders of basic education institutions in Lagos State to sensitize them on the ongoing National Personnel Audit. Recall that the National Personnel Audit is an exercise in accordance with the UBE Act 2004, which empowers the commission (UBEC) to carry out regular personnel audit of teaching and non-teaching staff of all basic education institutions in Nigeria. The exercise is to establish a basic education data bank and also conduct research on basic education in the country. ![lasubeb_ubec2022_8.jpeg](http://157.230.58.69/uploads/lasubeb_ubec2022_8_df28a5f221.jpeg) The meeting held in LASUBEB’s Board room, had in attendance Executive Secretary UBEC, Chairman Governing Board UBEC, management staff of the Commission, SUBEB Chairman, Education Secretaries, Headteachers, representatives of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Association for Formidable Educational Development and Representatives of Muslim Schools. Hon. Wahab Alawiye-King explained that the numeration which commenced on 6th June, 2022, is to comprehensively gather credible data of Nursery, Primary and Junior schools in the State. ![lasubeb_ubec2022_7.jpeg](http://157.230.58.69/uploads/lasubeb_ubec2022_7_40086e70ea.jpeg) He furthered that the auditing process is not an attempt to sanction schools but to track the achievements of relevant sustainable development goals in the basic education sector. Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary UBEC, who led the census team illuminated that the auditing is implemented by a multi-sectorial committee of the commission to determine the key performance indicators in the basic education sub-sector and also obtain reliable data for assessing the impact of basic education delivery. He added that the census will assist in identifying the gaps in the operating system, and also strategize on the approach to be used in solving the challenges facing the institution, affirming that it is not for tax or billing purposes. He mentioned that Lagos State has been undercounted due to lack of cooperation of private basic education providers, urging them to cooperate and support the enumerators in achieving an effective data gathering for national and global reportage. During the visit of the UBEC team to the State Ministry of Education, Honorable Commissioner, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo stated that the counting will help determine the numbers of schools in the state pledging the Ministry’s support in achieving a successful information gathering exercise. Vice President NAPPS, Mrs. Otegbeye and Cordinator of AFED pledged the associations support and promised to sensitize other bodies on the exercise.

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