📍 Stone Reporters News | 🗓 August 6, 2025
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The Federal Ministry of Education has categorically dismissed recent media reports containing false and sponsored allegations against the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hajia Aisha Garba, calling the claims baseless, libellous, and politically motivated.
The allegations—reportedly made by a shadowy group calling itself the “Education Rights Activists Coalition (ERAC)”—accuse Hajia Garba of administrative misconduct and abuse of office. However, the Ministry has strongly condemned the reports as fabricated attempts to undermine ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s basic education sector.
> “These accusations are entirely without merit. They are clearly the handiwork of subversive elements threatened by the bold reforms currently underway under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,”
— Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, Honourable Minister of Education
Ministry Backs UBEC Leadership
In a press release signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations, the Ministry emphasized its full confidence in the leadership of Hajia Aisha Garba, describing her as a seasoned education expert with over 24 years of global experience, including 15 years with the World Bank.
Since her appointment, Hajia Garba has led groundbreaking reforms that have repositioned UBEC from a grant-disbursing agency to a transformational force in the delivery of quality, equitable, and inclusive basic education.
Highlights of UBEC's Achievements Under Aisha Garba
Under Hajia Garba’s leadership, UBEC has recorded significant milestones:
✅ Construction of 4,951 new classrooms
✅ Renovation of 3,070 existing classrooms
✅ Establishment of ECCDE centres nationwide
✅ Distribution of over 5 million textbooks
✅ Provision of 353,625 furniture units
✅ Training of over 147,000 teachers
✅ Launch of Nigeria’s largest teacher professional development programme, benefiting nearly 978,800 teachers
✅ Curriculum reforms integrating digital literacy, entrepreneurship, and critical thinking
Financing Reforms and Impact
Hajia Garba also spearheaded major reforms in education financing, including:
🔹 A revamped Basic Education Action Plan (BEAP)
🔹 An improved Matching Grant formula focused on results-based planning
🔹 Targeted funding for EMIS, teacher training, and digital learning tools
🔹 ₦78.6 billion out of ₦120 billion UBE funds already accessed by 28 states and the FCT in 2024
Stakeholder Engagement and Community Impact
UBEC has also deepened partnerships with:
🏛️ Federal and State Ministries of Education
🌍 International partners including the World Bank, UNICEF, KOICA, FCDO, and IsDB
🧱 The SBMC-SIP, which has supported over 15,000 grassroots projects to strengthen school governance and accountability
Ministry Urges UBEC to Stay Focused
Despite the media distractions, the Ministry has urged Hajia Garba and her team to remain focused and undeterred in delivering safe, inclusive, and competitive education for Nigerian children.
> “We reaffirm our full confidence in Aisha Garba’s leadership and commend her unwavering focus on transparency, inclusion, and excellence,”
— Federal Ministry of Education
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