PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF FREE COMPULSORY UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) IN 21ST CENTURY IN NIGERIA

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Published: Mar 31, 2022
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Management; Compulsory; Universal Basic Education; Century.

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Bashir Bilkisu Aliyu
Federal College of Education, Zaria - Nigeria.

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This paper evaluates the indices of Provision and Management of Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (UBE) in 21st Century in Nigeria. The new free and compulsory basic education of Nigeria traditional schooling system has led to increased number of participation of pupils in the system all across the nation. However, issues of quality and effectiveness of the programme has long bordered researchers and administrators. This paper explores the issues in free and compulsory education and the setbacks experienced by the system. The paper concludes that widening access to primary education in the free and compulsory education system becomes necessary, but the quality of such provisions must not be overlooked. Based on the afore-discussed issues, the following recommendations were made amongst others: the Federal Government should adopt a systematic approach to improving the quality of basic education in Nigeria, provide adequate funds to run basic education more effectively.

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Bashir, B. A. (2022). PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF FREE COMPULSORY UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) IN 21ST CENTURY IN NIGERIA. African Journal of Humanities and Contemporary Education Research, 3(1), 131–137. Retrieved from https://publications.afropolitanjournals.com/index.php/ajhcer/article/view/95
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): MARCH ISSUE
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Bashir Bilkisu Aliyu, Federal College of Education, Zaria - Nigeria.

Department of Educational Administration and Planning,

Federal College of Education, Zaria - Nigeria.

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