UBEC: $552m World Bank grant targets 29m Nigerian children, 500,000 teachers

…13,000 classrooms planned as agency warns states over 2027 budget provisions
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has unveiled an ambitious plan to reach 29 million Nigerian children with improved basic education under a $552.18 million World Bank-supported programme, warning state governments that failure to provide the required funding could jeopardise its implementation.
The Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity in Education (HOPE-EDU) programme is also targeting 500,000 teachers, 65,000 public schools and 10,000 non-formal learning centres nationwide, alongside the construction of 13,000 new classrooms.
But the Federal Govern...