UBEC Launches Direct Grant For Schools To Address Urgent Repairs

The Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC) has launched an annual faculty grant initiative to allow public major colleges to handle pressing infrastructure repairs and enhance their studying environments.

The initiative is designed to decentralise monetary administration by permitting colleges to make selections on speedy wants, together with minor renovations and environmental enhancements.

The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Aisha Garba, disclosed this in Kano at a five-day regional thematic workshop on the HOPE-EDU Programme.

Represented by the Deputy Director of Social Mobilisation, Sahabo Basa, Garba mentioned the initiative, underneath Disbursement-Linked Indicator(DLI) 7 of the programme, would empower faculty administration to reply extra rapidly to challenges and create safer, extra conducive studying environments.

She mentioned the programme’s Results Area 3 centered on guaranteeing that schooling funds reached colleges promptly, had been managed transparently and translated into improved studying situations.

According to her, Disbursement-Linked Indicator 6 focuses on strengthening decentralised monetary administration, whereas DLI 7 covers annual faculty grants and the rules governing their use.

Garba, nevertheless, recognized well timed fund releases, counterpart funding, clear rules and the capability of officers liable for managing sources as potential challenges to implementation.

She urged members to develop sensible options to the challenges and produce state-specific motion plans to make sure efficient implementation.

“The success of this programme will be measured in your states, in your LGEAs and in your schools,” she mentioned, assuring state Universal Basic Education Boards of UBEC’s technical assist and coordination.

Earlier, the HOPE-EDU Programme Manager, Mr Mayowa Aleshin, mentioned the workshop was organised to organize state officers for the implementation of Results Area 3 and strengthen their capability to ship on DLIs 6 and seven.

Aleshin mentioned the programme turned efficient on February 27, 2026, including that its focus had shifted from planning to implementation.

He mentioned the workshop introduced collectively officers from North-East and North-West states to make clear their tasks and strengthen readiness for the implementation of the indications.

According to him, the periods would align the roles of finance and accounts, procurement, social mobilisation and environmental and social safeguard officers.