Universal Basic Education Project

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The Universal Basic Education Project will support the Government of Nigeria implement a program to achieve universal basic education (UBE), by increasing the capacity of states, and local governments to manage, and implement it effectively. During project preparation, each state would have prepared an overall UBE plan for the next five years, based on data analysis, and existing conditions, developing an implementation strategy. Under the first component, Bank assistance will be requested for: 1) institutional strengthening, including support for the Education Management Information System (EMIS) development; 2) increasing the quality of schools, which includes upgrading of physical infrastructure, teacher training, and learning materials; and, 3) increasing access to education, specially through incentives, and strengthening of community schools. The second component will focus on financing activities at the Federal level, namely the effective implementation of the UBE program, which requires considerable strengthening of the capacity of key federal institutions, responsible of policy development, and training of education planners, managers, and policy makers at all levels of the educational system. Capacity development activities include the areas of interaction between HIV/AIDS and education; institutional strengthening of the National Institute for Education Planning; collection, and analysis of education statistics; and, reform of the Inspectorate, among others.