
Hamid Bobboyi
Hamid Bobboyi is the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Nigeria. He has been a prominent advocate for improving educational standards in the country, particularly focusing on funding and resource allocation for basic education. Recently, he highlighted the alarming statistics indicating that 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory had yet to access a significant UBEC matching grant, which underscores the ongoing challenges facing the Nigerian education system amid fiscal mismanagement.
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In November 2024, Universal Basic Education Commission’s Executive Secretary, Hamid Bobboyi, revealed that 34 states and the FCT had yet to access the N263 billion UBEC matching grant for 2024.
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