Victoria Mbangwa
In a decisive move to overhaul Nigeria’s basic education sector, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has unveiled a bold new three-year strategic plan that places leadership reform, structural efficiency, and measurable learning outcomes at its core.
The plan titled the “UBEC 2025–2027 Strategic Blueprint” was officially launched during a high-level management retreat held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The retreat brought together key figures from UBEC’s national, zonal, and state offices for two days of intensive planning, leadership training, and strategic alignment.
Speaking at the event, UBEC Executive Secretary, Aisha Garba, emphasized that the new blueprint is more than a policy document it is a call to action aimed at realigning UBEC’s internal structures and leadership mindset to deliver results that directly impact Nigerian children’s learning experiences.
The strategic retreat focused on sharpening leadership competencies among UBEC’s management staff, enhancing interdepartmental synergy, and establishing a stronger framework for monitoring and evaluation. According to the Commission’s spokesperson, Mr. David Apeh, the event served as a crucial platform for refining the implementation roadmap and fostering a performance-driven culture across the organization.
One of the major highlights was the unveiling of UBEC’s revised organizational structure, redesigned in partnership with global consulting firm KPMG. The redesign aims to make the Commission more responsive and aligned with the dynamic needs of basic education delivery across Nigeria’s diverse states.
Technical partners including Solina, KPMG, and the Lagos Business School played a critical role during the retreat, offering capacity-building sessions on topics such as team leadership, performance management, and conflict resolution skills considered essential to the success of the new strategy.
Participants left the retreat with a renewed sense of purpose and unity. They pledged to turn strategy into action, focusing on context-specific state-level workplans that align with national objectives and address grassroots educational challenges.
As Nigeria faces growing concerns over learning poverty, UBEC’s strategic reset is being viewed as a timely intervention aimed at driving systemic improvement and ensuring that no child is left behind in the quest for quality basic education.
