The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in collaboration with the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), has begun the distribution of 15,675 mentor and learning products to public main schools throughout the state’s 20 City government Education Authorities (LGEAs).
The main flag-off ceremony, held on Thursday at LASUBEB’s Multi-Purpose Hall in Maryland, Ikeja, also included the rollout of HOPE EDU training resources for Early Youth Care, Development and Education (ECCDE) centres in addition to Integrated Qur’anic Tsangaya Education schools.
The effort is part of UBEC’s across the country intervention under the Federal government’s Restored Hope Agenda, which seeks to improve access to quality basic education and reinforce discovering results in schools throughout the nation.
Speaking at the event on behalf of the Executive Secretary of UBEC, the Commission’s South-West Zonal Director, Beatrice Okei, stated the circulation underscored the agency’s dedication to supplying every Nigerian kid with access to inclusive, equitable and quality fundamental education.
She discussed that comparable circulations are occurring across the nation, with millions of educational materials, consisting of books, workout books, writing products, school bags, sandals and sports equipment being supplied to schools to motivate enrolment, lower the variety of out-of-school children and lessen the monetary problem on moms and dads.
Okei likewise applauded the Lagos State Federal government for its ongoing financial investment in the advancement of the standard education sector.
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In his remarks, the Executive Chairman of LASUBEB, Hakeem Shittu, described the educational materials as critical resources that would boost classroom teaching, improve pupils’ learning experiences and gear up teachers to provide more efficient lessons.
He reaffirmed the board’s dedication to sustaining investments that promote free, available and quality basic education for kids throughout Lagos State.
Likewise speaking, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, stated the effort reflected the strong collaboration in between the Federal Government, UBEC and the Lagos State Government beforehand instructional development.
He prompted education managers, school administrators and teachers to make sure the products were effectively made use of for the advantage of learners, stressing that transparency, accountability and efficient monitoring would be crucial to the success of the intervention.
According to the commissioner, the distribution is expected to improve teaching and knowing in public main schools while supporting efforts to build a more inclusive and worldwide competitive basic education system.
The occasion concluded with the symbolic discussion of instructional materials to chosen pupils, signalling the start of distribution to schools across all 20 City Government Education Authorities in Lagos State.