THE Federal Government will continue to do all it can to improve basic education and lay solid foundation for sustainable education with life-long learning in Nigeria. Executive secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, gave the commitment in his address as the guest speaker at the 2019 International Literary Conference of the Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan. The conference which held at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre of the university last week was tagged ‘UBEC and State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBS): Responsibilities in the Promotion of Literacy for Nigerian Youths and Adults’. Bobboyi said the commission would continue to develop in the citizenry strong consciousness for education; provide free, universal basic education for every Nigerian child of school age, ensure the appropriate acquisition of literacy skills, reduce the incidence of drop-outs from formal school system, among others. The head of the department, Professor Rasheed Aderinoye, had earlier commended the federal government and the university for efforts put in place to promote literacy.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 18, 2019 02:48 UTC