UBEC unveils platform to track education funds, projects

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has launched a digital platform aimed at enabling parents and communities to track basic education projects and funds allocated to states. This move comes as UBEC prepares to implement its 10-year Universal Basic Education Roadmap from October 2026 to 2035. Dr. Aisha Garba, UBEC's Executive Secretary, unveiled the Basic Education Action Plan Management System during a workshop in Abuja with state Universal Basic Education Board chairmen and commission directors.

The platform aims to enhance transparency, planning, and monitoring of interventions under the new roadmap and allow communities to hold authorities accountable for the use of UBEC funds. It has been under development for over a month, with state SUBEB chairmen already onboarded for its full deployment in October. The digital platform addresses the need for a "whole school approach" to basic education, requiring states to identify comprehensive needs of individual schools before approving action plans.

This approach aims to move away from isolated projects, such as building classrooms or supplying furniture, without addressing other critical requirements. The UBEC boss also announced a revision of the matching-grant formula to give states more flexibility in deploying funds according to their specific education needs.