FCT

 UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  

ABUJA.  
 
 
 
 
2010    ANNUAL  REPORT  

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Historical background of the Board
The Board came into existence after the enactment of the UBE law in 2004 and soon formally inaugurated on the 15th November 2005 by the
then FCT Minister, Mallam Nassir El- Rufi. Prior to its establishment the Board was in charge of the delivery of primary education which was
principally in charge of the delivery of education only at the primary school level.

Mandate
Its mandate is to provide basic education which include early childhood, primary and junior secondary and nomadic education.

The vision and mission of the board

To serve as a model and set and set the standard for the actualization of the nations universal basic education programme in
consonance with global technological dynamics

Mission
To provide accessible and qualitative basic education in partnership with all stake holders,, to all school age population in the FCT
and equip the pupils with life skills alongside relevant ethical moral and civic-values,

Composition of the board

• An  executive  chairman  
• Secretary  
• Two  full  time  members  
• A  traditional  ruler  

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 • A  rep.  of  the  federal  ministry  of  education  
• A  rep.  of  the  education  secretariat  
• A  rep.  of  the  three  area  council  of  the  FCT  
• A  rep  of  Nigeria  Union  of  Teachers  (NUT)  
• A  rep.  NGO  (National  Human  Rights  Commission).  
• A  rep  of  the  Parent  Teacher  Association  (PTA).  
 

Functions of the FCT UBE board

The  board  seeks  to  provide  basic  education  that  takes  care  of  early  childhood  care  and  9  years  of  formal  as  well  as  
nomadic  education  for  all  schools  age  children  

The  board  performs  the  following  functions  

 
• Establishes  and  manages  early  child  care  centers,  primary  school,  nomadic  school,  special  need  school,  and  junior  
secondary  schools.  
• Recruits,  appoints  post  deploys  promotes  and  disciplines  teaching  and  non-­‐teaching  staff  on  grade  level  07  and  
above  
• Has  an  effective  and  functional  quality  assurance  unit  that  ensures  compliance  to  standard  by  all  components  of  the  
UBE  programme  
• Trains  and  retains  teaching  and  non-­‐teaching  staff  of  grade  level  07  and  above.  

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 • Purchases  and  distributes  instructional  materials  to  early  child  care  centers,  primary,  nomadic,  special  needs,  and  
junior  secondary  schools  in  the  FCT  
• Encourages  community  participation  in  school  ownership  and  management  
• Provides  enabling  environment  and  encourage  pupils  and  students  participating  in  the  curricular  and  co  curricular  
activities  to  optimum  expression  of  their  talents  
• Disburses  funds  provided  by  the  federal  agencies(eg  UBEC  and  ETF)  and  FCTA  to  the  lea  schools  and  community  for  
payments  of  salaries,  project    and  services    
• Coordinates  and  regulates  the  activities  of  the  local  education  authority  
• Conducts  research  and  maintains  basic  education  data  bank  
• Carries  out  mass  mobilization  and  sensitization  of  the  community  in  FCT  with  the  aim  of  achieving  the  basic  
education  goals.  
• Promotes  linkages  and  partnerships  with  national  and  international  agencies  for  the  developments  of  basic  
education,  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 KUJE  AREA  COUNCIL  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  
FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
2010  ANNUAL  REPORT    
ADMIN  &  SUPPLY  DEPARTMENT  
Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Chall Recommendation  
Carried  out  in  2010   enges  
The  department  is  the   Local  Education  Authority   1.    The  various  departments   1.    Staff  of  these   1.    Workshop/seminar  
advisory  body  and   Kuje  has  six  Departments   were  well  co-­‐ordinated   departments  did   should  be  organized  for  the  
responsible  for   comprising  of:   administratively  for  the   not  benefit  from   staffs  of  the  Admin  &  Supply  
implementation  of  the   v  Administration  and                          achievement  
    of  educational   the   to  enable  them  have  more  
policy  of  the   Supply  –  headed  by  Ado   goals  in  the  area.   workshop/seminar   knowledge  about  
authority.    The   U.  Babantakwa.   organized  by  UBEB.   administration.  
 

2.    At  the  beginning  of  the  year      

activities  of  year  2010   v Finance  &  Account  -­‐   2010,  the  staff  both  teaching    
2.    There  should  be  
were  successful  and   headed  by  Bilkisu  Musa.   and  non-­‐teaching  have  been    
computer  in  each  unit  
working  percentage   v School  Services  -­‐  headed   dedicated  to  their  duties.  
within  the  departments.  
ensured  maximum   by  Adamagabe  A.  Danladi.    

 
3.    In  our  existing  schools  some  
performance  including   v Planning,  Research  and   3.    Although  the  office  has  
new  classrooms  were  
progress  of  the  entire   Statistics  –  headed  by   been  partitioned  according  
constructed  and  some  
organisation.       Noah  M.  Yakwo.   to  the  unit  in  the  
rehabilitated.  
  v Audit  –  headed  by     department  still  it  needs  
Maiyaki  A.  Suleiman.   4.    During  the  year  under   renovation.  
v Works  –  headed  by  Audu   review,  we  have  a  total    

4.    There  should  be  a  regular  

Mohammed.   number  of  1,360  staff  
incentive  session  with  the  
comprising  of  teaching  and  
 

The  six  departments   Board  (UBEB)  management  

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 formed  Local  Education   non-­‐teaching  staff.    Based  on   and  LEA  staff  for  effective  
Authority  Kuje.       this,  494  senior  staff  were   development.  
 
They  work  hard  in  order  to   screened  for  promotion  and  
5.    The  LEA  Secretariat  
see  the  development  and   their  results  are  yet  to  be  
requires  more  motor  cycles  
achievement  of  the   released  by  UBEB  
to  handle  constant  
authority’s  set  objective   Headquarters.  
supervision  and  effective  
under  the  leadership  and   5.    At  the  beginning  of  the  year  
dispatch  of  information.  
control  of  the  Education   under  review,  the  Chairman  of    

Secretary.   Kuje  Area  Council  in  the   6.    The  organization  needs  

person  of  Hon.  Danladi  Etsu   staff  bus  for  official  use.  
Zhin,  approved  the  
employment  of  nine  teaching  
staff  and  sixteen  non-­‐teaching  
staff  totaling  twenty-­‐five  staff  
in  order  to  solve  the  problem  
of  unemployment.    They  were  
successfully  recruited  and  
posted.  
 

6.    Toyota  Hilux  has  been  

provided  to  the  organisation  
by  FCT  UBEB  for  official  duties  
on  15/12/2010.  
 
___________________         __________________                                                              
Ado  U.  Babantakwa   Sunday  D.  Kaka  
HOD  Admin  &  Supply   Education  Secretary  
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   FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
2010  ANNUAL  REPORT    
FINANCE  AND  ACCOUNTS  DEPARTMENT  
Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  
Carried  out  in  2010  
During  the  year   • Administration  and   During  the  period  under  review,   LEA  Kuje  did  not   The  outstanding  
under  review;  LEA   Supply  –  111   LEA  received  the  sum  of  Seven   encounter  any  problem   Rent  of  twenty  
Kuje  had  a  total   • Audit  –  6   Hundred  and  Ninety  Six  Million,   during  the  year  under   eight  (28)  months  
number  of  One   • Finance  &  Accounts  –  30   Six  Hundred  and  Eight  Thousand,   review.  All  the  salaries   and  the  
Thousand  Three   • School  Services  1,176   Nine  Hundred  and  Thirty  Two   and  allowances  of  all  the   Monetization  
Hundred  and  Sixty   • Works  –  23   naira,  and  Seventy  Six  kobo   staff  were  paid   Arrears  that  is  
(1,360)  staff;  both   • PRS  –  14   (N796,608,932.76)  only,  as  staff   accordingly.  There  are  no   owed  affects  the  
teaching  and  non-­‐ Total    -­‐  1,360   salaries  and  allowances,  burial   outstanding  salaries  apart   entire  teaching  and  
teaching  staff.  Spread   The  Finance  and  Accounts   expenses  and  self-­‐help  projects   from  the  twenty  eight   non-­‐teaching  staff  
amongst  the  six   is  responsible  for  the   for  schools  monitoring  fund.     months  Rent  Arrears,   of  LEA  Kuje  and  the  
departments  namely,   financial  aspects  of  the  LEA   The  above  sum  was  expended  on   Monetization  and  the   other  LEAs  in  FCT  
Finance  and   Secretariat.  Its  activities   the  various  heads  and  sub-­‐heads   Arrears  of  53.73%  Salary   Abuja  as  a  whole.    
Accounts,  Admin.  &   are  overseen  by  the   according  to  financial  regulations:   Adjustment  that  affected   Staff  salaries  should  
Supply,  Works,  PRS,   Accountant  who  is  also  the   Bank              A/C  No          Amt  (N)      Type   the  entire  teaching  and   be  paid  as  and  
Audit,  and  School   HOD  and  has  a  structure   • Unity        1249361      530.00        Sal  A/C   non-­‐teaching  staff  of  the   when  due  in  order  
Services   Bank               Six  LEA  in  FCT  Abuja.     to  prevent  staff  
outlined  below:  
departments.  The   • FIN                270430        16,561,    Pension   from  taking  loan  
a. HOD  Finance  and  
breakdown  of          Bank          0007301    381.92            A/C   overdraft  from  
Accounts  
number  of  staff   • Zenith    611690          926,465    Salary   financial  
b. Accountant  II  
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departments  by   c. HOU  Salary          Bank        4714                                                          A/C   institutions  or  
departments  is  as   d. HOU  Expenditure   • ASO            005099          10,000.    Pension   borrowing  from  
follows:     Control   Bank          098377          00                      A/C   other  sources.    
e. HOU  Loan  and                              011  
Advances   • First          437203          943.30        Over  
f. HOU  Pension   Bank        0000639                                      head  A/C  
g. HOU  Cash  Office     Pension:    
h. HOU  Reconciliation   Local  Education  Authority  Kuje  is  
i. HOU  HOU  Vote  Book   up-­‐to-­‐date  in  the  deduction  and  
remittance  of  pension  to  various  
staff’s  PFA  from  January  –  June,  
2010  and  the  amount  in  First  Bank  
stands  for  the  month  of  July  –  
October,  2010  which  is  yet  to  be  
paid.  
Problems:  
During  the  period  under  report,  we  
don’t  have  any  major  problem.  All  
staff  salaries  and  allowances  were  
paid.  The  only  problem  is  that  of  
implementation  of  the  New  Salary  
Scale  and  40%  Rent  and  
Monetization  Arrears  that  are  yet  
to  be  paid.  
Conclusion:  
The  expenses  were  done  during  

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 the  period  under  report  in  
compliance  with  financial  
regulations.  

   
 
 
___________________                         __________________  
   
Bilkisu  Shuaibu     Sunday  D.  Kaka  
HOD  Finance  &  Accounts     Education  Secretary  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
2010  ANNUAL  REPORT    
SCHOOL  SERVICES  DEPARTMENT  
  Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  
Carried  out  in  2010  
The  School  Services  Dept.   The  LEA  has  6   The  Dept.  has  achieved   The  Quality  Assurance    
Comprises  of  3  units:     Departments  namely   greatly  in  terms  of  academic   Offices  are  in  6  zones  
Schools,  Exams  and   Personnel,  School   performance  by  teachers  and   namely:    Kuje  A,  Kuje  B,  
Inspectorate  or  Quality   Services,  PRS,  Finance  &   pupils  generally.    A  teacher  by   Gaube,  Rubochi,  Kwaku  
Assurance  Officers  in   Supply,  Works  and   name  Daniel  Joseph  in  SPS   and  Gudun-­‐Karya.    
public  primary  and  junior   Audit  headed  by  Head   Kuje  came  2nd  position  in  36   The  QAO  monitor  each  
secondary  schools.   of  Department.    The   states  competition,  debating,   school  3-­‐4  times  a  term  
Totalling  93  and  12   enrolment  of  the  93   science  exhibition  in  FCT  and   and  reports  were  written  
respectively.   public  primary  schools   Art  and  Culture  in  FCT  Abuja.     on  areas  of  school  records,  
is  33,148  males  and   A  lot  of  awards  were  given   structures,  enrolment,  
30,068  female  given  a   during  the  year  under  review.   furniture  and  suggestions/      
ground  total  of  63,216   Teachers  from  93  schools   Recommendations  by  LEA  
pupils.   were  selected  for  workshops   and  UBEB.  
and  seminars  in  FCT  to  attend   The  challenges  envisaged  
workshop  on  core  subjects   are  unbearable  considering  
that  is  Maths,  English,  Basic   the  remote  nature  of  our  
Science  and  Social  Studies.     schools.    The  LEA  QAO  that  
The  workshop  and  seminars   are  currently  on  ground  
were  organized  by  ERC  and   monitoring  all  the  schools  
UBEB.   is  45  officers.  
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 Teachers’  statutory  records   The  zones  are  attached  
are  sequentially  checked  and   with  fairly  used  motorcycle  
corrections  are  made  instantly   to  ease  their  movement  
before  the  school  close  of  the   from  one  school  to  
day.  Teachers  found  wanting   another  during  the  raining  
were  corrected  immediately.   season.  
Almost  3,542  candidates    
registered  for  placement  
exams  into  Junior  Secondary  
Schools  and  were  absorbed  In  
12  Junior  Sec.  Schools  in  Kuje  
Area  Council.  
About  four  (4)  NGOs  have  
been  assisting  our  schools  in  
the  provision  of  instructional  
resources,  construction  of  a  
block  of  3  classrooms,  text  
books,  exercise  books,  
mosquito  nets,  close-­‐up  and  
writing  materials.      
These  Non-­‐Governmental  
Organizations  were  Common  
Wealth  Zaion  Assembly  
(COZA),  Rotary  Club,  Inter  
Wheel  International  and  
Close-­‐up  company.  

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___________________  
  __________________  
   
Adamagabe  Danladi     Sunday  D.  Kaka  
HOD  School  Services     Education  Secretary  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
2010  ANNUAL  REPORT    
PRS  DEPARTMENT  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Carried  out  in  2010  
In  the  year  under   Local  Education   1. Primary  Schools  and   1. Staff  of  this  department   1. Workshop/Seminars  
review,  great   Authority  Kuje  has  six  (6)   Junior  Secondary   did  not  benefit  from  the   Should  be  organized  for  
effort  was   departments  comprising   Schools  were  well  co-­‐ workshop/seminars   the  staff  of  the  
intensified  for  the   of:   ordinated  for  the   organized  by  UBEB.   Department.  
progress  and   § Administration  and   achievement  of   2. Planning,  Research  and     2. There  should  be  Three  
achievement  of   Supply  –  headed  by   educational  goals.   Statistics  department   Motor  Cycles  for  the  
organizational   Ado  U.  Babantakwa.   2. New  classrooms  were   should  be  equipped   Department  for  Easy  
goals.       § Finance  and  Account   constructed  and   with  computer  sets.   Data  Collection.  
–  headed  by  Bilkisu   rehahilitation  made  by   3.      The  department  is  in     3. There  should  be  
Musa.   UBEB  in  some  Primary                lack  of  motor  cycles  for     Computer  sets  for  the  
§ School  Services  –   Schools  in  Kuje  Area                easy  transportation  to     department.  
headed  by   Council.                various  schools.   4. The  offices  allocated  for  
Adamagaba  A.   3. Internal  School  Census   4.        The  department  needs       the  department  need  
Danladi.   was  conducted  on  12th                  more  staff  for  wider   renovation.  
§ Planning  Research   November,  2010.                coverage  of  data    
and  Statistics  –   4. National  School  Census                collection  and      
headed  by  Noah  M.   was  successfully                verification.  
Yakwo.   conducted  from  22nd  –  

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 § Audit  –  headed  by   26th  November,  2010.  
Maiyaki  A.  Suleiman.   5. Monthly  collection  by  
§ Works  –  headed  by   the  staff  of  PRS  was  
Audu  Mohammed.   properly  co-­‐ordinated  
  and  with  the  proper  
The  six  (6)  departments   relationship  with  Head  
formed  the  Local   teachers.  
Education  Authority   6. A  staff  by  name  Abuja  
Kuje.    They  work  hand-­‐ B.  Henry  in  the  
in-­‐hand  for  the   department  has  
development  and   graduated  from  ABU  
achievement  of  the   Zaria  this  year,  2010  in  
Authority’s  set   Educational  
objectives  under  the   Administration  and  
leadership  and  control   Planning.  
of  the  Education   7. Staff  maintained  their  
Secretary.   commitment  to  duty  
satisfactory.  
 

_______________________  
  __________________    
 
Abuja  B.  Henry     Sunday  D.  Kaka  
Asst.  HOD  PRS     Education  Secretary  
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
2010  ANNUAL  REPORT    
AUDIT  DEPARTMENT  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Carried  out  in  2010  
The  Unit  is   Local  Education   The  Unit  has  cordial   1.    Printing  of  payrolls  and       1.    All  the  units  in    
charged  with  the   Authority  has  six   relationship  with  the            Payment  vouchers.     Accounts  Dept.  should  stop        
responsibility  of   departments  including   Account  Dept.  including  the   2.    Lack  of  seats  in  the  unit.   printing  payroll  and  payment  
 

checking  and   Audit  Unit  headed  by   whole  department.    

vouchers.  
balancing  of  the   Abubakar  S.  Maiyaki.   For  the  year  2010,  we   3.    There  is  no  enough     2.    The  organisation    
financial  records   The  structure  of  LEA   checked  the  books  of            working  materials.   Should  provide  seats  for  the  
 

of  the   Kuje  Office  has  only  11   Account  and  it  was  found   4.    No  enough  offices  for     unit.  
organisation  and   rooms  and  6  created   that  all  are  entered.    Also  all            the  organisation.   3.    Provide  working  materials  
advice  where   offices  and  little   our  observations  and    
for  the  unit.  
5.    No  final  accounts  and    
necessary.   furniture.   recommendations  are   4.    There  should  be  more  
         vote  book  for  the  unit.  
For  the  year  under   The  Unit  has  six  staff   always  complied  with  by    
structure  for  the  LEA  Kuje  to  
review  2010,  the   and  Moh’d  T.  Moh’d   the  organisation.   6.    Salary  unit  disturbed  us     accommodate  the  staff.  
records  of   died  presently.    As  a            when  checking  salary.   5.    Final  Account  &  Vote  Book  
Accounts/Finance   result,  there  are  5  staff   Unit  should  be  provided  in  
Dept.  were   in  the  Unit.   Finance  &  Account  Dept.  
checked  and  all   6.    One  the  salary  entered  
have  been   the  unit  no  salary  staff  should  
entered  correctly.   come  and  disturb  the  work.  

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_______________________`  
  __________________  
   
Maiyaki  Abubakar  Suleiman     Sunday  D.  Kaka  
HOD  Audit       Education  Secretary  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2010  ANNUAL  REPORT    
WORKS  DEPARTMENT  
  Introduc Structure  of  the   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  
tion   LEA   Carried  out  in  2010  
The  department  of     Local  Education   During  the  year  under   1. Lack  of  mobility  render   1.      Provide  motor  vehicle  
Physical  Planning  and   Authority  Kuje  has  six   review,  quite  a  number  of   monitoring  and   (Toyota  Hilux)  to  Works  
Project  Monitoring   Departments   projects  were  awarded  and   supervision  work   department  at  LEA  level.  
(WORKS  was  caped   comprising  of:   executed  by  UBEB,  which  is   ineffective.    Most   2.        Rehabilitate  the  LEA  
out  from  PRS  Dept.  in   a. Administration   being  supervised  by  both   especially  now  that  we   Secretariat  complex.  
October2007.    The   and  Supply  –   the  UBEB’s  staff  and  LEA’s   have  the  interior  or   3.        Rehabilitation  and  
department  is   headed  by  Ado  U.   staff.    The  number  of   remote  schools  in  the   construction  of  more  
responsible  for   Babantakwa.   projects  includes   FCT.   classrooms  and  supply  of  
project  monitoring   b. Finance  &   rehabilitation/renovation  of   2. Inadequate  fund  for   pupil’s  desk  is  needed.  
and  evaluation.    It  is   Account  –   classrooms,  fresh   supervision  of  projects.   4.      More  funds  should  be  
now  blessed  with  a   headed  by  Bilkisu   construction  of  classrooms,   3. Poor  office   provided  to  PP  and  PM  
total  number  of   Musa.   toilet  administration  blocks,   accommodation  makes   (Works)  for  monitoring.  
twenty  six  (26)   c. School  Services  –   science  laboratory,   our  daily  activities  not  
technical  staff.   headed  by   computer,  sick  bay  as  well   conducive.  
The  structure  of   Adamagabe  A.   as  drilling  or  borehole.’  
Physical  Planning  and   Danladi.  
 

Over  75%  of  our  schools  

Project  Monitoring   d. Planning,   benefited  in  the  2010  
(WORKS)  at  LEA  level   Research  and   projects.  
can  however  be   Statistics  -­‐    

sprayed  among  the   headed  by  Noah   About  70%  of  our  schools  

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following  disciplines:   M.  Yakwo.   have  equally  benefited  in  
a.    Architectural   e. Audit  –  headed   2010  supply  of  furniture.  
         Technology.   by  Maiyaki  A.  
 

On  self-­‐help  project,  a  total  

    Suleimain.   number  of  eighteen  (18)  
b.      Estate       f. Works  –  headed   schools  in  different  
           Management.   by  Audu   communities  benefited  
c.      Quantity       Mohammed.   during  the  year  under  
           Surveying   The  six  departments   review.  
d.    Town  and                   formed  Local  
           Regional  Planning.   Education  Authority  
e.      Building     Kuje.    
           Technology.   They  work  hard  in  
f.      Mechanical     order  to  see  the  
           Engineering.   development  and  
Their  duties  include   achievement  of  the  
the  following:   authority’s  set  
i.    Project   objective  under  the  
monitoring  and   leadership  and  
supervision.   control  of  the  
ii. Design  and   Education  Secretary.  
production  of  
plan.  
iii. Valuation  of  LEA’s  
properties.  
iv. Inventory  taking  
of  LEA’s  

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 properties.  
v. Carrying  out  
condition  
surveying  to  
LEA’s  schools.  
vi. Maintenance  and  
servicing  of  LEA’s  
vehicles.  
vii. Maintenance  and  
servicing  of  
electrical  
appliances.  
viii. Prepare  and  
produce  Bill  of  
Quantity.  
ix. Treatment  of  files.  
x. Encouraging  rural  
communities  to  
initiate  self-­‐help  
project,  which  
are  being  assisted  
by  World  
Bank/FGN  
through  the  
UBEC.  
 

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_______________________  
  __________________  
   
Audu  Mohammed     Sunday  D.  Kaka  
HOD  Works     Education  Secretary  
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA  
LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  GWAGWALADA  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  

DEPARTMENT:     ADMIN  &  SUPPLIES  DEPARTMENT  

Introduction/  Responsibilities   Structure  of   Achievements/  Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Department   Carried  out  in  2010    
   
1. Appointment/recruitment   1. Establishment   Total  No  of  staff  employed   - Lack   of   sufficient   facilities   - Recruitment   of  
2. Promotion/upgrading   2. Information   =  35   in   terms   of   computers,   more   security  
3. Staff  discipline   3. Records  (open     cabinets,   tables/   chairs,   guards.  
4. Staff  training   Staff  strength:  
&  secret  registry)   stationeries   to   carry   out   - Provision   of   needed  
5. Records   1. Teaching=  753  
4. Stores   duties  effectively.   record   keeping  
6. Staff  welfare   2. Non-­‐teaching  =  310  
5. Staff  welfare/  
7. Supplies   Total  =  1,063   - Financial   constraints   (e.g.   instruments.  
duties   Imprest)   to   carryout  
 
No  of  staff  on  course  =  89   Adhoc  Duties.  
No  of  retirees  =  5   - Lack   of   vehicles   to  
No  of  deceased  =  9  
convey   instructional  
 
Promotion/  GL:   materials.  
GL15  =  2              GL14  =  9   - Insufficient   number   of  
GL13  =  19          GL12  =  67   SERVICOM   suggestion  
GL10  =  92          GL09  =  46   boxes.  
GL08  =  38          GL07  =  37   - Staff  welfare  is  not  given  
GL06  =  23          GL05  =  9  
due  attention  
GL04  =  2              GL03  =  2  
  - Improper  record  keeping  
Confirmation:   due   to   lack   of   needed  
No  of  staff  confirmed=  57   record   keeping  
  instruments.  
SERVICOM:  

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 - Insufficient   security   to  
- Liaised   with   Servicom   cover   the   LEA   and   the  
desk   officers   in   various   schools.  
schools   to   enlighten   the   - Lack   of   convenient   ways  
public   that   “Nigerians   to   dispatch   circulars   to  
deserve   better   service   schools.    
delivery”  
- Distributed   materials  
from  Servicom-­‐UBEB  
- Only   one   Servicom  
suggestion  box  available  
- Servicom   calendars  
collected  from  U.B.E.B.  =  64  
- Servicom   handbook  
collected/distributed   to  
schools  =  64  
 
Mails/e-­‐mails:  
Received  numerous  
 
Dailies/Magazines:  
Collected  =    
 
Procurement/distribution  
The   No   of   instructional  
materials   received   and  
distributed   to   schools   are  
as  follows:  
- 80-­‐leaves   exercise  

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 books  =  1,500  
- Mathematics  textbooks  
=  5,700  
- Lesson  notes  =  600  
- White  chalk  =  5,101  
- Primary   mathematics  
book  1  =  1,283  
- Social   studies   book   1   =  
1,053  
- Blackboard  ruler  =  225  
- Continuous   assessment  
book  =  1,500  
- School  diary  =  3,051  
- Attendance   register   =  
847  
- Primary   English   book   5  
=  13,606  
- Odyssey  of  a  Prince  =  27  
- 40-­‐leaves   exercise  
books  =  52,576  
- Modules   mathematics  
book  5  =  13,606  
- 60-­‐leaves   exercise  
books  =  15,300  
- Cardboard  paper  =  227  
- Think  &  do  =  7,550  
- Nigerian   primary   book   2   =  
1,500  
- Nigerian   primary   science  

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 book  2  =  2,209  
- Social   studies   book   2   =  
1,347  
 
Distribution:  
Based   on   the   above  
procurements,   the  
instructional   materials  
were   distributed   to   the   59  
schools,  accordingly.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  GWAGWALADA  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  

DEPARTMENT:     SCHOOLS  SERVICES  DEPARTMENT  

Introduction   Structure  of   Achievements/  Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Department   Carried  out  in  2010    
The   Schools   Services   Department   1. Quality   Inspected/supervised  all  72   - Logistics  problems   - Vehicles  should  
is   one   of   the   six   (6)   departments   Assurance  unit   schools,  each   - Uncooperative   attitude   be  provided  to  
in  LEA  Gwagwalada.   of   some   Head   Teachers   enable  the  unit  to  
and   teachers   in   terms   visit  schools  as  
The  department  is  responsible  for   of   effecting   all   scheduled  
providing   necessary   support   corrections   given   to   - A  token  allowance  
services   to   bring   about   effective   them   during   visits   to   of  N10,000  should  
teaching  and  learning  processes  in   their  schools   be  given  to  the  
the  schools.   - Poor   records   keeping   Q/A  officers  to  
attitude   by   some   head   boost  their  moral  
The  department  is  made  up  of  six  
teachers  and  teachers   - Quality  Assurance  
units  namely:  
officers  should  
1. Quality  Assurance  unit   sanction  erring  
2. Sports  &  Health  unit   Head  Teachers  
3. Examination  unit   and  Teachers.  
4. Curriculum  Services  unit   When  necessary.    
5. Guidance  &  Counseling  unit   2. Sports  &  Health   - The  unit  had  organized   - The  hitter  to  all   - All  FCT  primary  
6. Co-­‐curricular  Activities  unit   Unit   inter-­‐house  sports   primary  schools  games   schools  games  
competitions  in  the   have  been  cancelled   should  be  
  schools   - Logistic  problems   restored  to  catch  
talented  pupils  
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 - Assisted  some  schools   young  
 
in  designing  sports   - A  motor-­‐circle  
  tracks  and  fields   should  be  
- Executed  hand-­‐ attached  to  the  
  unit  by  the  LEA  
washing  project  at  LEA  
  Primary  School,  Dobi  
3. Examination   - Successfully  monitored   - Lack  of  transportation   - Transportation  
  unit   the  2009/2010  of   facilities  to  monitor   facilities  should  
 
session  examinations   schools  examinations   be  provided  for  
- Monitored  the  first   - Lack  of  data  capturing/   the  unit  
  term  2010/2011  end  of   storage  facilities  such   - Data  capturing  
term  examination   as  computers  and  file   and  storage  
 
cabinets   facilities  should  
  - Late  release  of  JSS  one   be  provided  for  
placement  results   the  unit  
  - details  of  JSS  One  
 
Placement  results  
should  be  sent  on  
  time  for  proper  
notification  and  
 
display  for  the  
  pupils  to  check  
4. Curriculum   - The  staff  have   - Lack  of  funds  to  train   - More  funds  be  
  Services  unit   successfully  broken-­‐ teachers  in  large   provided  for  the  
 
down  Basic  Education   numbers  on  the  use  of   training  of  
Curriculum  for  primary   the  Basic  Education   teachers  on  the  
  1,2,  and  3  into   Curriculum   use  of    the  Basic  
teachable  units  for  the   - Inadequate  supply  of  
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 schools   materials  in  terms  of   Education  
 
- Trained  some  teachers   the  taught  subjects   Curriculum  at  
  on  the  use  of  the  Basic   - Non-­‐availability  of   school  level  
Education  Curriculum  at   curriculum  on  some   (implementation)  
  school  level   subjects  such  as  PHE   - Adequate  
and  Agric  science   curriculum  should  
 
be  provided  to  
  the  schools  
  - Sufficient  
quantity  of  
  Curriculum  on  all  
subjects  should  
 
be  provided  
  5. Guidance  &   - Training  of  Guidance-­‐ - Shortage  of  trained   - More  teachers  
counseling  and   Counselors  at  the   Guidance-­‐counselors  in   should  be  
 
Special   school  level   the  schools   encouraged  and  
  Education  Unit   - Collection  and   - Inadequate  funds  for   sent    to  school  to  
compilation  of  G  &  C   continuous  training  of   study  G  &  C  and  
  reports  from  school   counselors   Special  Education  
 
counselors  as  submitted   - Most  physically   - Funds  should  be  
to  the  unit   challenged  pupils  are   provided  for  the  
- Rehabilitation  of  some   still  out  of  school  due   unit  to  embark  on  
physically  challenged   to  ignorance  and   sensitization  and  
pupils  assembled  at   poverty   enlightenment  
Pilot  Science  Primary   - Logistics  problems   campaigns  
School,  Gwagwalada   - Motor-­‐cycle  
- Liaising  with  school  for   should  be  

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 the  handicaps  in  Kuje   attached  to  the  
Area  Council  for   unit  for  reaching  
assistance  in  terms  of   out  to  
admission,  attention   communities  and  
and  referral  services   individual  parents  
of  physically  
challenged  pupils  
6. Co-­‐Curriculum   - Training  and  coaching   - Time  frame  for  schools   - Fund  should  be  
unit   school  pupils  for  various   to  prepare  for  events   made  available  to  
competitions  such  as:         and  competitions  are   schools  on  time  to  
i. Junior  Engineers,   usually  too  short  for   enable  them  
Technicians  &   meaningful  activity   embark  on  
Scientists  (JETS)  quiz   - Inadequate  funds   meaningful  and  
and  exhibitions   preparations  result  in   viable  projects  
ii. Debating  &  Quiz   production  of  sub-­‐
competitions   standard  projects  for  
iii. Creative  &  Cultural   schools  
Arts  competitions  
 
 

 
 
 
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LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  GWAGWALADA  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  

DEPARTMENT:     FINANCE  &  ACCOUNT  DEPARTMENT  

Introduction   Structure  of   Achievements/  Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Department   Carried  out  in  2010    
   
The   Finance   &   Accounts   Department   is   The  department  is   As  at  the  end  of  December,   - The  promotion  for  the   - Promotion  
charged   with   the   following   structured  with   2010,  the  following   year  2008/2009  is  yet  to   should  be  
responsibilities:   released  and  
the  following   achievements  were   be  released  and  
1. Preparation   and   Payment   of   staff   units:   recorded:   effected   implemented  on  
salary   1. Salaries   1. Annual  increment  for   - Delay  in  augmentation   time  
2. Preparation   and   payment   of   2. Final  Account   the  year  was   of  salaries  and   - All  Salary  
pensions  to  individual  PFAs   3. Budgets   implemented  without   implementation  of  New   Allocations  
3. Budgeting  for  the  fiscal  year   should  be  
4. Pensions   delay  in  January   Salary  from  the  Area  
4. Expenditure,  Loans  and  Advances  
5. Preparation   and   payment   of   tax   on   5. Tax/Deductions   2. Prompt  payment  of   Council   released  on  time  
behalf  of  staff   6. Expenditures   staff  salary   - Some  staff  are  still  not   to  enhance  staff  
7. Vote-­‐Book   3. Burial  expenses  of   registered  with  a  PFA,   productivity  
8. Loans  &   Deceased  Staff,   hence  remitting  their   - Quick  
Advances   amounting  to  N90,000,   deducted  contributions   implementation  
has  been  paid  to  the   is  always  a  problem   of  New  Salary  
beneficiaries   - Annual  increment  is   and  Allowances  
4. Promotion  for  the  year   usually  delayed  and  not   will  boost  staff  
2006/2007  has  been   released  on  time   moral  
implemented  
5. The  40%  rent  &  
monetization  arrears  

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 will  be  settled  soon.  All  
screening  and  other  
relevant  processes  have  
been  completed  
6. Amount  received  from  
FCT-­‐UBEB  for  payment  
of  staff  salaries  amount  
to:  (see  ATTACHED)  
7. Pension  deductions  
from  staff  have  been  
remitted  to  respective  
PFAs  up  to  date.  The  
following  PFAs  are  
registered  with  the  LEA:  
i. APT  
ii. ARM  
iii. AMANA  
iv. ANCHOR  
v. FUG  
vi. LEGACY  
vii. TRUSTFUND  
viii. IBTC/STANBIC  
ix. 1ST  GUARANTY  
x. 1ST  ALLIANCE  
xi. PREMIUM  
xii. PENSURE  
 

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 FUNDS  RELEASED  TO  LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  GWAGWALADA  IN  2010    

    FUNDS  RECEIVED  
S/N   MONTH(S)   FCT-­‐UBEB   AREA  COUNCIL   TOTAL  RELEASED  
1   JANUARY   67,809,321.55      
 
2.   FEBRUARY   67,809,321.55      
 
3.   MARCH   67,809,321.55      
 
4.   APRIL   82,612,221.27      
90,000  (Burial  Expenses)  
5.   MAY   82,612,221.27      
 
6.   JUNE   82,612,221.27      
 
7.   JULY   82,612,221.27      
 
8.   AUGUST   82,596,730.09      
 
9.   SEPTEMBER   82,596,730.09      
 
10.   OCTOBER   74,843,789.96      
 
11.   NOVEMBER   67,793,830.37      
 
12.   DECEMBER   67,793,830.37      
 
TOTAL   909,591,760.61      
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA  
LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  GWAGWALADA  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  
DEPARTMENT:     P.  R.  S.  DEPARTMENT  

Introduction   Structure  of   Achievements/  Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Department   Carried  out  in  2010    
     
The   Planning   Research   &   Statistics   1. Planning   - Updating  of  ECC  schools   - Inadequate   means   of   - The   Authority  
Department   (PRS)   is   one   of   the   six   (6)   2. Research   from  11-­‐15  primary   transportation   to   should   provide  
departments  in  LEA  Gwagwalada.   schools  with  reasonable   obtain   information/   the   department  
3. Statistics  and  
The   department   carried   out   all   functions   Data  Collection/   enrolment  figures  as   Data   from   schools   and   with   means   of  
of   the   P.P.P.M.D.   (formerly,   the   Analysis   follows:   other  agencies   transport  
Monitoring   &   Physical   Planning   unit)   Male  –  1386   - Lack   of   furniture   and   - Office   cabinets/  
prior   to   the   separation   of   the   unit   in   Female  –  1346   sitting  arrangements   furniture   should  
2008.   The   two   departments   now   co-­‐ Total  –  2732   - No   imprest   account   to   be  provided  
exist  in  performing  their  functions    
  enable  the  Department   - The   HOD   should  
- Collection  of  pupils   to  visit  schools     be   provided   with  
enrolment  from  primary   monthly   imprest  
schools  in  Gwagwalada   for  office  running  
Area  Council  as  follows:  
Male  –  15984  
Female  –  14312  
Total  –  30296  
 
- Analysis  and  updating  of  
LEA  personnel  records  as  
follows:  

Teaching  staff  

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 Male  –  367  
Female  –  336  
Total  –  703  

Non  teaching  staff  

Male  –  52  
Female  –  53  
Total  –  105  

- The  LEA  primary  schools  

are  grouped  into  3-­‐zones  
namely:  
i. Dobi  Zone    
(2  staff  in-­‐charge)  
ii. Gwagwalada  Zone  
(2  staff  in-­‐charge)  
iii. Zuba  Zone    
(2  staff  in-­‐charge)  

ECC  (early  child  care)  has  1  

staff  in-­‐charge  

- Submission  of  
information  is  mandated  
and  controlled  by  the  
Head  of  PRS  Department  
 
 

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LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  GWAGWALADA  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  

DEPARTMENT:     INTERNAL  AUDIT  DEPARTMENT  

Introduction   Structure  of   Achievements/  Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Department   Carried  out  in  2010    
 
The   Audit   Department   is   charged   with   The  department  is   As   at   the   end   of   December,     - Quick   release   of  
the  following  responsibilities:   structured  as  thus:   2010,   the   following   - Annual   increment   is   usually   allocation(s)   to  
achievements   have   been   not  paid  on  time  (delayed)   enhance   staff  
1. Checking   and   passing   of   staff  
 

- The   Head   of   recorded:   - Promotion   for   2008/2009   is   productivity  

salaries   yet  to  be  released   - Promotion   should   be  
Department  
2. Checking   and   passing   of   other   - The  Annual  Increment  for  the   - Some   staff   are   still   not   done  on  time  
charges  
- The  O/C  Audit   year  has  been  implemented   registered  with  any  PFA  
3. Raise  Audit  certificate     - Prompt   payment   of   staff  
4. Query  files  where  necessary   And  functions  under   salaries  
5. Other  responsibilities  assigned     directives  of  the  LEA   - 2006/2007   promotion   has  
Education  Secretary   been  implemented  
- Checking   and   passing   of  
Burial   Expenses   for   Deceased  
staff  to  the  next  of  kin  
- Pension   deductions   have  
been   remitted   to   the   staff  
PFA  account  up  to  date  

 
 

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LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  GWAGWALADA  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  

DEPARTMENT:     PP  &  PMD  (WORKS)  DEPARTMENT  

Introduction   Structure  of   Achievements/  Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Department   Carried  out  in  2010    
 
The   Physical   Planning   and   Monitoring   1. Head  of   - Landscaping   of   559.040   - The   department   needs   In   view   of   the  
Department   was   created   on   the   15th   of   Department   m2   parking   space   in   LEA   vehicles   (car   and   submissions,   the  
July,   2008   with   the   mandate   to   execute   department   urgently  
2. Assistant   Gwagwalada   office   (with   motor-­‐cycle)  for  proper  
and  monitor  all  projects  under  the  Local   needs   vehicles   to   carry  
Education   Authority   (both   office   and   Mechanical   chipping)   monitoring   out   its   functions  
schools)   3. Estate   - Replacement   of   20   flush   - Insufficient  allowance   effectively  
4. Electricals   doors   with   high   quality  
  5. Builders   modern   doors   in   LEA  
6. Civil  Engineer   Gwagwalada    
- Renovation   of   6   toilets  
Total  No  of  Staff  
(sitters)   in   LEA  
=  18   Gwagwalada  
- Provision   of   4   security  
lamps   in   LEA  
Gwagwalada  
- Purchase   of   new   Electric  
Generator    
- Servicing   of   generator  
set  
- Servicing  of  vehicles  
- Servicing  of  motor-­‐cycle  

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 - Rehabilitation   of   six   (6)  
schools  (on-­‐going)  
- Construction   (on-­‐going)  
in  36  schools  
- Provision   of   furniture   to  
26  schools  
- Drilling  of  8  Bore-­‐holes  
 

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 FCT UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD,ABUJA.
2010 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AUTHORITY, BWARI AREA COUNCIL, ABUJA.

Introduction Structure of LEA Achievement/Activities Constraints / Recommendation

carried out in 2010 Challenges

Local Education The LEA Bwari Area a. ADMINISTRATION GENERAL This 2010 annual
Authority Bwari Council as in all other AND SUPPLIES PROBLEMS Report cannot be
started as LEAs is structured as DEPARTMENT: MILITATING concluded without
Development follows: This department has sub AGAINST THE the L.E.A Bwari
Area with few units such as: PROGRESS OF Authority thanking
primary schools (a)THE L.E.A BWARI. the numerous
ceded from SECRETARIAT: i. ESTABLISHMENT organizations which
Niger state with AND PENSION: This a. Poor motivation of have through one
the This is the office of the Unit carries out all L.E.A staff through way or the other
establishment of Executive Education late payment of made it possible for
activities pertaining to
Abuja as the Secretary presently her to achieve all the
Promotion, Retirement salaries and the
Federal Capital headed by Mr Joseph.D. above listed land
Territory Baba. matters and Pension. It continuous delay in marks within the
through the has carried out a lot of the release of the year. The L.E.A
enactment of activities within her staff monetization Bwari Authority
Decree 6 of mandate involving the and Rent areas furthermore, appeal
1976 by the (b)ADMINISTRATON compilation of names of benefits. to the FCT

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General Murtala AND SUPPLIES qualified Staff for Administration,
Mohammed / This is the administrative Screening and Promotion b. Non UBE Board Area 2,
Gen. Olusegun unit of the LEA Bwari. It which are usually Completion of some the Bwari Area
Obasanjo Led has sub units such as: abandoned school Council,
submitted to the UBE
Federal (i)Establishment and International
board for action. She projects in schools
Government. pension organizations
Local Education (ii) Information and solely compiles the list should be looked into (UNICEF), Non
Authority Bwari protocol. for the Junior Staff, governmental
c. Lack of working
(L.E.A) came (iii) Discipline and staff Screens them and organizations, not to
materials for many
into existence in welfare. conducts the Promotion relent in her
January 1997 (iv) Open/Secret of the officers in the assistance to the
exercises in the L.E.A. In
when Bwari Registry. field such as in L.E.A Bwari which
2010 Promotion tests,
Area Council (v) Pension and Gratuity. Language unit, has seen her through
was carved out (vi) Security. Screening was conducted in 2010 and in the
Science unit,
of Abuja (c) PRIMARY for Candidates qualified years ahead for
Measurement and
Municipal Area SCHOOL SERVICES for promotion between tremendous
Evaluation unit etc
Council. DEPT (PSS) 1/1/2009 and 1/1/2010. academic excellence
It has the following sub- d. Few language to the glory of God.
Academic units: ii. INFORMATION AND The Local Education
specialists in the
activities under PROTOCOL: This Unit Authority Bwari
language unit.
the Bwari LEAa. (i) Quality Assurance has played tremendous Area Council as
started with the Unit which has four roles in the collation, e. Poor office shown in the
Posting of Late zones (a) Bwari (b) Accommodation for constraints/challenge
Collection and
Alh. Abdullahi Kubwa (c) Shere (d) s is faced with a lot
Mpape. dissemination of majority of the
M. Karmo as of problems which
Education information both officers such as in by the grace of God
Secretary in b. (ii) Measurement and internally and externally Guidance and is surmountable.

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January 1997, Evaluation Unit (M&E) in the L.E.A. This unit is Counselling, The Management of
who served till solely responsible for Discipline and Staff LEA Bwari Area
May 6th 2002. c. (iii) Curriculum
writing annual reports. welfare, Council under the
The present Development Unit. leadership of Mr.
Curriculum, Sports,
Administration d. (iv) Special Education iii. DISCIPLINE AND Joseph.D. Baba do
in LEA Bwari Language, Science hereby appeal that
Unit. STAFF WELFARE
under the etc. the various
Leadership of e. (v) Science/Quiz Unit.
iv. OPEN/SECRET Authorities
f. The Authority
Mr. Joseph D. concerned especially
f. (vi) Guidance and REGISTRY should encourage
Baba came into the UBE Board Area
counselling Unit. and enforce the
existence on 7th 2, Garki should
May 2002 and g. (vii) Social v. PENSION AND formulation of PTA passionately look
there has been Mobilization Unit. GRATUITY in Schools as this into all the
tremendous would assist the challenges raised
progress in all h. (viii) Early Childhood vi. STORE
authority in the over and come to the aid
spheres of care development Unit This unit is the of the LEA Bwari
Academic (E.C.C.D). all maintenance of Authority.
custodian of all
Activities, bothi. (ix) Language Unit. materials coming in or schools in specific
in Enrolment of going out of the areas.
pupils, j. (D) PLANNING, Authority. This is
Recruitment of RESEARCH AND g. The fencing of
done through:
Academic and STATISTICS DEPT schools yet to be
Non Academic (PRS) a. Receiving and fenced should be
Staff, k. distribution of into in the coming
Establishment l. (E) PHYSICAL
materials to both the year as this would
and Expansion PLANNING AND assist in the overall
PROJECT LEA H/QTRS and the
of School
MONITORING DEPT schools. security of the

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Facilities that is, (PP&PM) b. The issue L.P.C. schools e.g Rijun
Buildings, m. receipts Dakwa
Desks, Chairs, (F) FINANCE DEPT
Textbooks etc. n. It has sub-unit such as: vii. SECURITY: h. Adequate Scratch
o. (i) Expenditure Control Cards should be
This Unit oversees the
Academic Unit provided by NECO
Security personnel and
progress by both for the Federal
material of both the L.E.A
the teachers andp. (ii) Cash Office Unit
H/QTRS Bwari and the Government
pupils in q. (iii) Final Account Unit. schools. Presently, the unit Colleges entrance
Internal, State,
is under staffed as we have examination to
Federal and r. (iv) Salaries Unit
only 71 Security men to
International forestall what
s. (v) Vote Book and man the 75 Primary
Competitions happened in the
Budget Unit. Schools and the Head
cannot be over last examination in
Quarters.
emphasized. t. 2010.
There was a report of
From a mere
u. (G) AUDIT DEPT missing solar panel from
Fifteen
L.E.A primary School Piko i. Adequate publicity
Thousand plus v. It has these sub-unit: should be made in
during the month of
Pupils in May w. (i) Cash Office Unit
November, 2010. The schools to sensitize
2002 when Mr.x. (ii) Final Account Unit.
missing solar panel was as parents for the
Joseph .D. Babay. (iii) Deduction Unit.
a result of non fencing and
took over the z. (iv)Stock Verification Federal
Unit. shortage of manpower. The
affairs of the Government
school has only a Security
L.E.A Bwari, Colleges entrance
man, who can not be at two
today there are examinations and
places at the same time.
Thirty five adequate time
aa. PRIMARY SCHOOL
thousand plus
SERVICES allotted for the

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Pupils in the DEPARTMENT (PSS) purchase of the
LEA Bwari Online Registration
today. There i. QUALITY forms.
was no Junior ASSURANCE UNIT:
Secondary
This unit has four Zones (A) j. Cluster In-service
schools at Training, the
Bwari (B) Kubwa (C) Shere
inception and Authority should
(D) Mpape. This was
the strength of
formerly known as the endeavour to group
Academic and
inspectorate Unit. It has the schools within
Non Academic
within the year carried out a the same area
Staff were few.
lot of activities in inspecting
together for
the schools both the
teaching, non- teaching and effective
pupils to ensure that attendance e.g Jibi,
acceptable standards are Rafin Dei – Dei,
maintained. Shagari Quarters,
ii. MEASURMENT Nomadic Dakwa,
AND EVALUATIONT Runji Dakwa and
UNIT:
Dakwa 1 all at
It is responsible for the Rafin Dei – Dei
conduct of Internal and centre.
External Examination as
well as placement of pupils k. A befitting
into JS.S. 1 in Bwari Area language
Council. laboratory and
Science Laboratory

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 Placement of pupils into should be
J.S.S 1 established at the
In the year under review, L.E.A Head
6,775 primary six pupils
Quarters Bwari to
were placed into 17 Junior
Secondary Schools in Bwari serve all the
Area Council. schools.

l. Bwari Area
National Common
Entrance Examination Council should
(NCEE) endeavour and
The National Common assist in the
Entrance Examination was provision of E.C.C
reintroduced by the Federal facilities in our
Government during the year centers as
ended all final year pupils
that were interested, since it discussed during
was optional, were the inauguration of
registered and sat for the E.C.C.D
Examination. The section consultative
Co-coordinated, registered committee by
and monitored the UNICEF.
Examination on 28th August,
2010. The registration was m. More security men
ONLINE. 383 Candidates should be recruited
indicated interest to be at least 30 for the
registered for the
effective

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 Examination but only 150 monitoring of
Candidates were schools.
successfully registered. The
remaining 233 Candidates
were unlucky because of
inadequate scratch Cards
from NECO
National Entrance
Examination into S.S.1 of
Federal Unity Senior
Secondary Colleges
(NEEFUSSC)

The year under review, this

section was also responsible
for the registration
(ONLINE) of Basic 3
Students into S.S.1 for
Federal Unity Schools. 331
Students were registered and
sat for the Examination on
5th June, 2010. The
Examination was monitored
by this unit and it was hitch
free.

Disbursement of FCT

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 Scholarship
The Measurement and
Evaluation section also
participated in the
compilation of names of
FCT Scholarship
beneficiaries and the
disbursement of materials to
pupils in the year ended. 783
were lucky to have benefited
from the scheme in some
selected schools in Bwari
Area Council.
ii. CURRICULUM

iii. DEVELOPM ENT

UNIT

iv. SPECIAL
EDUCATION UNIT

v. SCIENCE/ QUIZ UNIT

vi. GUIDANCE AND

COUNSELING: The
year under review saw the
school counselors
handling several cases in

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 their various schools. A
lot of challenges were met
and tackled successfully
without any reference to
the social welfare or any
other organization. Some
of the problems
encountered are as
follows:
-­‐ - Office accommodation
for school counsellors and
guidance and counsellor
unit in Bwari.
-­‐ - Inadequate of teachers in
schools: Due to few
number of teachers in our
schools, counsellors are
over loaded with teaching
subjects which make them
ineffective in discharging
the counselling activities
-­‐ .
vii. SOCIAL
MOBILIZATION

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 viii.EARLYCHILDHOOD
CARE DEVELOPMENT
UNIT (E.C.C.D.E)

i. The E.C.C.D.E Centers

have increased from 27
centers in July 2010 to 34
centers in December, 2010

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE DEVELOPMENT UNIT(E.C.C.D)

LIST OF E.C.C.D.E POPULATION JAN. – JULY 2010 POPULATION SEPT. – DEC. 2010

1. L.E.A MPAPE 36 64

2. L.E.A KUBWA 1 155 157

3. L.E.A RUNJI DAKWA 66 55

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 4. S.P.S BWARI 347 316

5. L.E.A DUTSE - BAUPMA 65 42

6. L.E.A DUTSE - ALHAJI 230 189

7. L.E.A PEYI 126 100

8. L.E.A KUBWA IV 27 28

9. L.E.A KUCHIBUYI 56 55

10. L.E.A LOWER USMAN 60 66

11. NOMADIC TUDUN 105 109

FULANI

12. L.E.A KUBWA II 250 108

13. L.E.A USHAFA 140 104

14. E.C.C TUDUN WADA 91 91

KAWU

15. L.E.A IGU 60 50

16. L.E.A ZHIKO 49 36

17. L.E.A DAWAKI 117 69

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 18. TUDUN WADA BWARI 122 150

19. L.E.A AZHAYAPI 87 63

20. L.E.A SABON GARI 70 46

21. L.E.A GYEYIDNA 66 66

22. L.E.A. GBAZANGO 134 97

23. MODEL KUBWA III 287 193

24. L.E.A JABI 57 61

25. L.E.A KUDURU 70 64

26. YERO PRIMARY SCHOOL 60 62

27. L.E.ADUTSE SAGWARI 12 20

NEWLY ESTABLISHED E.C.C. CENTRES BY SEPTEMBER, 2010 WERE LISTED BELOW

NAMES OF CENTRES POPUPLATION

28 L.E.A NOMADIC DAKWA 48

29 L.E.A DURUMI 102

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30 L.E.A BYAZHIN 30

31 L.E.A GABA 12

32 L.E.A DEI-DEI 61

33 MODEL BWARI 57

34 L.E.A KOGO 16

TOTAL E.C.C CENTRE BY JULY 2010 – 27 Centers

TOTAL POPULATION BY JULY – 2, 963
TOTAL E.C.C CENTRES DECEMBER, 2010 – 34 CENTRES
TOTAL POPULATION BY DECEMBER, 2010 – 2,776

There are 83 care givers in all the centers

facilities. Some centers enjoyed E.C.C
building e.g. Kubwa II, Kubwa III,
Kuchibuyi Ushafa while E.C.C building
under construction, have been abandoned
since 2008/2009 session e.g Igu and
kubwa 1 and Dutse Alhaji centers under

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 construction while Azhzyapi, Dei - Dei are
under batcher. Few E.C.C. Centre were
equiped with outdoor facilities e.g Kubwa
1, Kubwa 3, Runji Dakwa, Dutse Alhaji,
Peyi, Kuchibuyi, Nomadic Tundun Fulani
Bwari, ushafa, Igu, Zhiko, Dawaki,
Tudunwada Bwari, Jibi and Yero but like
Kubwa 2 and S.P.S Bwari have started
their outdoor facilities while others have
not been equipped.
Few centre have not been given E.C.C
furniture and most of the centers have
little indoor facility and toys.

ii. 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ON

CLUSTER IN-SERVICE
TRAINING
The teacher professional support
programme is a continous capacity
building and development programme for
teachers and managers of Universal Basic
Education Programme. The two centres
that have done their cluster 2009/10 are
Igu and Mpape centers were given
certificate of attendance.
The two new centers for year 2010 were
Lower Usman Dam comprising of Lower

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 Usman Dam, Peyi, Ushafa, Nomadic
Ushafa, Kogo, Dutse Sagwari, Bmuko and
Dutse Sagwari primary school, while
Dutse Alhaji centre comprises of Dutse
Alhaji, Jibi, Dakwa 1, Runji Dakwa,
Nomadic Dakwa, Dawaki, Nomadic Dutse
Alhaji, Runji Dakwa, Rafin Dei-Dei and
Shagari quarters Primary schools.
The stages involved in cluster were carried
out by the lecturers from Minna College of
Education. The UBEB and L.E.A
representatives were present to play their
own part.
iii. LANGUAGE UNIT: The
Language Unit in 2010 did not
undertake much activity like the
previous years. However,, the
few activities done were
performed in high spirit and with
immense successes.

For instance, the reading culture in a

programme tagged “Get Nigeria
Reading Again” organized by
Rainbow Book Club in Collaboration
with United nations at UN House
Central Area Garki, Bwari Area

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 Council become first.
Again, 2010 British High
Commission’s Reading Competition
among the six L.E.A in FCT, Bwari
Area Council took first position.
Language Unit of Bwari L.E.A
trained pupils drawn from three
schools – S.P.S Bwari, Kubwa III
and Kubwa IV took first position in
the Inter-L.E.A library Reading
Competition.
The unit had adequately prepared
pupils for Quiz, Debate, Drama and
Essay – writing Competition before
the scheduled dates were put off
indefinitely.
xi. J.E.T.S

c. PLANNING, RESEARCH AND

STATISTICS DEPARMENT
(PRS)
This Department is the Engine
Room of the LEA. The Department
Collates and Collects all Statistical
Data of the LEA, Research into all
Strata of the affairs of the LEA both
for the Internal and External

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 Consumption. It carries out these
activities through some units such
as:

i. Collection of Data in L.E.A Bwari,

FCT (UBEB), FCT Administration,
UBEC, Bwari Area council,
Government Parastatals, Donor
Agencies eg. (UNICEF), NGO’s, and
General i.e Students in Higher
Institutions.

ii. Research, through Administration of

questionnaires in schools from relevant
bodies e.g FCTA, UBEB, UBEC,
Government Ministries, Parastatals,
NGO’s etc.

iii. Production of Staff Nominal Roll, for

yearly Budgeting, Screening and
Verification Exercises.

iv. Submission of schools conditional

survey by UBE Board 2010.

v. Submission of actual number of

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 teachers and number needed.

vi. Submission of staff data (Federal

Character Commission) in August
2010.

PHYSICAL PLANNING AND

PROJECT MONITORING
DEPARTMENT (PP & PM)
As the name implies, this department
is concerned with the infrastructural
development of the LEA Bwari Area
Council.
It’s assignments includes the
followings:
i. Supervision of Classroom and other
Structures Construction, Renovation
and Rehabilitation of Schools and the
LEA Headquarters.
ii. Reporting of cases of Encroachment

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 on School Land, Dilapidated
Classroom Buildings and Blown off
roofs to the relevant Authorities e.g
FCTA, UBEB, FCDA, Bwari Area
Council etc.
iii. General Repairs and Maintenance of
all LEA Structures.
This year’s project (2010) was mainly
awarded by the UBE Board Area 2
Garki. The projects awarded in 2010
are both for construction and supplies.
These include projects at JSS Dutse
(1),LEA Bwari (4),Kubwa ten clusters
etc. over 30 schools both primary and
JSS schools benefited from the
projects.
d. FINANCE DEPARTMENT

This is the Financial Engine Room of the

Authority and over sees all Procurement,
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 Raising of Vouchers and Payment of all
Financial Transactions including Salaries
and allowances. These activities are
carried out through some units such as:
a. EXPENDITURE/CONTROL UNIT
b. CASH OFFICE UNIT
c. FINAL ACCOUNT UNIT
d. SALARIES UNIT
e. VOTE BOOK AND BUDGET UNIT

e. AUDIT DEPARTMENT

This Department serves as the Watch Dog

of the Authority in all Financial
Transactions including Staff Salaries and
Allowances and in fact all Payments made
by the Authority. This is carried out
through:
ii. i. Checking of Salary and wages
Payments, vouchers and other related
Salary Records.

iii. ii. Checking of Payment vouchers (i.e

other charges), Expenditure control,
Cash office – Proper and routine checks

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 to ensure that all payments were made
according to Financial regulations.

iv. Final Account – Checks were made on

this unit to ensure that accounting records
were properly kept. And also ensure that
they liaise with cash office to reconcile
their books.

v. Deduction Unit- Checks were made to

ensure that all deductions made for various
organizations were all paid as when due.

vi. Stock taking of all Materials sent

into the Authority

vii. Stock Verification(Stores)

viii. It also carries out other Ad-hoc

Duties Assigned to it by the Executive
education Secretary.

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QUALITY  ASSURANCE  UNIT  
ACHIEVEMENTS  FROM  JAUAURY  TO  DECEMBER,  2010  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Carried  out  in  2010  
Ensuring  the     -­‐Improvement  in  the   -­‐Inadequate  office   -­‐  The  Board  should  
attainment  of  national   academic  standard  of  our   accommodation;   organize  more  capacity  
standards    and  quality   pupils  and  students   -­‐Inadequate  furniture   strengthening  
in  education  to  enable   (learners)  (SAGE  etc).   (short  supply);   programmes  in  and  
quality  assurance   -­‐Enhance  managerial   -­‐Inadequate  vehicles  for   outside  the  country  
evaluators  effectively   competence  and  curriculum   regular  school   -­‐  Provision  of  vehicles  for  
discharge  functions   delivery;   supervision;   regular  and  effective  
associated  with:   -­‐Wider  coverage  of  schools   -­‐Lack  of  fund  to   school  supervision.  
-­‐Putting  in  place   supervision  –manpower;   rehabilitate  dilapidated   -­‐  Provision  of  adequate  
available  supervisory   -­‐Review  and  provision  of   toilet,  doors,  broken  tiles   office  accommodation  
systems;     new  monitoring   and  general  maintenance   and  furniture  in  the  
-­‐Synergizing   instruments.   of  our  office  machines   Headquarters  and  six  
functions/supervisory   etc.   Zonal  offices  in  the  Local  
agencies;   -­‐  No  electricity  in  the   Government  Authority.  
-­‐Regular  reviews  and   office.  
updating  of  inspection   -­‐  Lack  of  adequate  
instruments  to  reflect   capacity  building  (ICT).  
contemporary  

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demands;  
-­‐Guaranteeing  
effective  and  efficient  
curriculum  delivery,  
among  others.  
 

HAJIA RAKIA DANIYA

HEAD, QUALITY ASSUARNCE

 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
2010  ANNAUL  REPORT  FORMAT  
DIVISION:  …ADMIN  &  SUPPLIES……..  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Carried  out  in  2010  
The  Administration   The  Division  which  has   1. Collection,  screening,   The  time  frame  was  short   For  the  purpose  of  
and  supplies  division   a  Head  has  four   short  listing  of   and  the  number  of  staff   effective  productivity,  we  
of  the  board  is   sections,  namely:   qualified  applicants’   that  partaked  in  the   recommend  adherence  to  
saddled  with  the   Establishment  and   applications  for   collection  were  limited.   the  complaints  without  
responsibility  of  the   pension,  General   employment.   Turn-­‐up  of  large  number   hesitation.  
general  administrative   Admin,  Management   B.    Conduct  Aptitude   of  applicants  who  did  not  
duties  of  the  Board.   services  and  stores.   test  for  the  shortlisted   apply  and  even  those  that  
    applicants  seeking   were  not  shortlisted.  
The  Division  which  has   Each  of  these  sections   employment  with  the    
a  Head  overseeing  its   has  sectional  head  and   Board.   Limited  time  frame  for  
activities,  performs   are  equally  subdivided   2.  Collection  of   collection  of  application  
the  following   into  units.   application,  screening  of   and  conduct  of  Aptitude  
functions:   certificates  and  conduct   Test.  
Recruitment,  Pension   of  aptitude  test  for   Problem  of  power  supply  
matters,  Promotion,   applicants  seeking   in  the  office  few  number  
Conversion,  leave   employment  into  the   of  computer  literate  staff  
Matters,  Staff   Federal  teachers’   to  carry  out  update  and  
Training,  handles   scheme.   limited  number  of  

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Personnel  Record,   3.  Update  of   computer  system  to  do  
HRM  Matters,   Headquarters  staff   the  work.  
Discipline  E.T.C   Nominal  Roll.    
The  Division  is  cardinal   b.  Update  of  JSS  staff   The  staff  in  question  do  
to  the  ruling  of  the   and  UBE  Staff  in  primary   submit  their  documents  
Board  and  serve  as   schools  nominal  roll.   inadequately.  
the  engine  room       Compiling  list  of  staff   Lack  of  space  and    
due  for  2010   materials  in  handling  staff  
confirmation  from  the   documents  E.g  File  jacket  
six  LEAs  and  junior    
secondary  schools   The  Secret  Registry  is  yet  
  to  be  attached  with  a  
2. Opening  of  their   computer  system.  
secret  files    
3. Administration  Oath   Office  space  in  Records  
of  Secrecy  to  them.   and  variation  Unit  is  small  
4. Typing  of  their   that  cannot  accommodate  
confirmation  letters   the  number  of  staff.  
5. Marking  of  APER   The  records  unit  is  lacking  
scores  for  staff  due   computer  set  and  shelves  
for  promotion  in   as  well  as  photocopying  
2010.   machine.  
For  the  period  under    
review,  the  Division  has   Inadequate  training  and  
been  able  to  achieve  the   workshops.  
following:-­‐  

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 1. Raising  of  variation  
advices.  
A. 333  Newly  employed  
staff  
B. 595  promoted  staff.  
C. 13  upgraded  staff  
D. 2  Adjustment  of  
Grade  level  
E. 5  Reinstated  into  the  
service  
F. 29  stoppage  of  staff  
salary.  
 
           The  Division  has  
amended  and  updated  staff  
record  of  service.  
 
The  Division  conducted  
promotion  Exercise  for  
2009/2010.  
It  equally  did  conversion  
and  up-­‐grading  for  all  staff  
who  were  due  within  this  
period.  
The  Division  organized  for  
the  training  of  staff  in  

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 various  categories.  
Up-­‐grading  of  the  open  and  
secret  Registries  of  the  
Board.  
Confirmation  exercise  was  
conducted  for  all  staff  due  
in  2010      
 

 
 
 
 
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
DEPARTMENT  OF  PLANNING,  RESAERCH  AND  STATISTICS  (PRS)  
ANNUAL  REPORT  (JANUARY  -­‐  DECEMBER)  2010  

Introduction/     Structure  of  the  LEA   Activity   Constraints/Challenges   Achievements  

Function    
(a).The  Department  carried  out   a)  Inadequate  number  of  senior  
collection,  input  and  analysis  of   and  qualified  staff  in  the  
Basic  Education  data  for   department  (although  this  
the2009/2010  Academic  session.   situation  has  already  been  
(b)The  Department  has  also   remedied  by  the  Board's  
obtained  Chairman’s  approval  for   management).  (b)Inadequate  
another  data  collection  exercise  in   office  accommodation.  
respect  of  the  2010/2011  academic   (c)Adequate  number  of  laptop  
session.  The  exercise  is  scheduled   computers  for  the  statistics  and  
for  the  3rd  week  of  January,   Research  staff.    
2011.iv.  (c).The  Department,  in   (d)  Lack  of  training  for  staff  of  the  
PRS  Department  has  3   collaboration  with  FCT  MDG  Office   Department  enhanced  
Divisions  as  follows:(a)   also  participated  in  the  last   productivity.      
Research  and  Statistics   Community  Database  up  Scaling        (e)  Inadequate  number  of  
Constant   collection,   Division   Exercise  in  the  FCT.  (Areas  of   functional  monitoring  Vehicles.   Availability  of  relevant  data  
collation   and   Analysis   of   (b)  Planning  and  Monitoring   coverage  in  the  Exercise  include   needs  for  planning  purpose  by  
Basic   Education   Data   for   Division     issues  on  status  of  Education,   the  Board  HQ  and  other  
Effective   Educational   (c)  EMIS  Division   Transport,  Health,  Electricity  etc  in   stakeholders      within  the  period  
Planning. the  FCT   under  review  
   Provision  of  relevant  Basic   (a).Production  and  Distribution  of     Availability  of  relevant  data  
Educational  Statistics  for  all   Digest  of  Statistics  in  respect  of   needs  for  planning  purpose  by  
Education  stakeholders  as  at   2008/2009  Academic  session.   the  Board  HQ  and  other  
when  due.   ,, (b)The  PRS  Department  in   stakeholders      within  the  period  

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 collaboration  with  the  FCT  EPMIS   under  review  
Office  Participated  in  the  Conduct  
of  National  School  Census  of  
2010/2011  Academic  Session.  
 Conduct   of   Action   Oriented    
Research   on   and   for   At  proposal  level  
enhanced   Basic   Education     At  proposal  Level  
delivery  in  the  FCT, ,,      
(a).The   Department   in    
collaboration   with   other  
Departments,   Participated   in   the  
development  of  the  Board’s  Budget   (a).The   Board’s   Budget   for   the  
for  the  year  2011.      (b)    The  Division   year  2011  successfully  developed  
in   conjunction   with   Physical   and   submitted.       (b)     The   Board  
planning   Department   produced   successfully   obtained   approval  
and   forwarded   the   following   UBE   and   implemented   the   following  
    In   collaboration   with   other   Action   plans:                                                                                                                       UBE   action   plans:                            
Divisions   formulates   and   (c).  2009  UBE  Action  Plan    (d).  UBE   (c).  2009  UBE  Action  Plan(d).  UBE  
produces  Action  plans  (Short   Action   Plan   for   2009   Award   for   Action   Plan   for   2009   Award   for  
-­‐Term,   Mid   -­‐Term   and   Long   good   performance   (e).   UBE   Action   good   performance   (e).   UBE  
Term)   for   Effective   Plan   for   UN-­‐ACCESSED   FUND   Action   Plan   for   UN-­‐ACCESSED  
implementation   of   the   UBE   (2006-­‐2009).(f).   2010   UBE   Action   FUND   (2006-­‐2009).(f).   2010   UBE  
programme  in  the  FCT. ,,   plan   Action  plan  
          (i).   A   2   -­‐Day   FCT   level   training     (i).   The   Boards   successfully  
  workshop  for  head  teachers  on  salt   conducted     salt   iodine  
  iodine   assessment   using   primary   assessment  using  primary  schools  
  schools   in   the   FCT   as   case   study.   in   the   FCT   as   case   study,   the  
  Iodine   assessment   was   also   results  indicated  98%  compliance  
  conducted   and   the   results   of   iodized   salt   consumption   in  
Liaise   with   relevant   indicated   98%   compliance   of   the   FCT(UNICEF).                            
stakeholders   such   as   iodized   salt   consumption   in   the   (ii).   A   2-­‐Day   capacity  
International   Development   FCT.   (ii).   The   Department   also   development   training   of   FCT  
Partners   to   implement   the   ,,   conducted   a   2-­‐Day   capacity   Basic   education   managers   on  

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UBE  programme.   development   training   of   FCT   basic   developing   communication  
education   managers   on   developing   packages   for   evidence   based  
communication   packages   for   advocacy/community   dialogue   in  
evidence   based   support   of   gender   equity   in  
advocacy/community   dialogue   in   education   in   the   FCT   successfully  
support   of   gender   equity   in   conducted(UNICEF).                                                              
education   in   the   FCT   conducted   (iii).   Obtained   Approval   for   a  
between   1st   and   2nd   July,   2010.           Memo   on   the   implementation   of  
(iii).       Obtained   approval   for   a   a   developed   work   plan   on  
Memo   on   the   implementation   of   a   Gender   Mainstreaming   in   the  
developed   work   plan   on   Gender   FCT(from   FCT   UNDAF).  
Mainstreaming  in  the  FCT(from  FCT   Implementation   now   ongoing.  
UNDAF).   (iv).   Obtained   Approval   for   a  
(iv).  Obtained  approval  for  a  Memo   Memo   on   Implementation   of   a  
on   Implementation   of   a   developed   developed  work  plan  on  National  
work   plan   on   National   school   school   Health   policy(from   FCT  
Health  policy  (from  FCT  UNDAF).   UNDAF   ).   Implementation   now  
ongoing.  
Monitoring   of   Budget   In  collaboration  with  Other     In  collaboration  with  Other  
implementation   of   the   Departments  of  physical  planning   Departments  of  physical  planning  
Board   in   collaboration   with   carried  out  condition  survey  of   carried  out  condition  survey  of  
other   Divisions   of   the   Board   physical  facilities  in  schools  in   physical  facilities  in  schools  in  
HQ.   ,,   within  the  6  LEAs.   within  the  6  LEAs.  
  Availability  of  schools  map  for  
 Mapping  of  Basic  schools  in   Conducted  school  Mapping   Municipal  Area  Council  for  use  in  
the  FCT,  etc.   ,,   exercise  for  Municipal  Area  Council   planning  purposes.  
  Level   of   awareness   of   Board's  
Maintenance   of   the   Board    Maintained  the  Board's  SERVICOM   Staff   on         SERVICOM   enhanced.  
SERVICOM  services   ,,   services. Service  Delivery  improved.
Oversees   the   Development   In  collaboration  with  Other     In  collaboration  with  Other  
of   ECCDE   in   Public   Basic   Departments,  implemented  UBE   Departments,  implemented  UBE  
Schools  in  the  FCT.   ,,   training  on  ECCDE   training  on  ECCDE  
Management  of  ICT  facilities   ,,   Successfully   Managed   ICT   facilities     Availability   of   Functional   ICT  

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at  the  Board  HQ,  LEAs  and  in   at   the   Board   HQ,   LEAs   and   in   the   facilities   at   the   Board   HQ,   ,LEAs  
the  Schools.   Schools.   and  in  the  Schools.  
(i).  The   Division   successfully    
installed   internet   facility   at   the  
Board   Headquarters.                                     (i).  Availability   of   internet   facility  
(ii).The   Division   has   also   obtained   at   the   Board   Headquarters.        
the   Chairman’s   approval   for   on-­‐   (ii).On-­‐   the-­‐   spot   Assessment   of  
the-­‐   spot   Assessment   of   all   ICT   all   ICT   facilities   in   schools  
facilities   in   schools.                                                                                       ongoing.(   iii).Availability   of  
(iii)The   Division   also   successfully   functional     Website   for   the  
D.        Internet  Services   ,,   installed  a  Website  for  the  Board.   Board.  
Any   other   ad-­‐hoc      
responsibilities   that   might  
be  assigned  by  the  Board          
   
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
FINANCE  AND  ACCOUNT  DEPARTMENT.  
 
   

Introduction   Structure  of  Finance     Activities  Carried  out  in   Problems  &  Constraints   Way  forward  
Division       2010  
Finance & Accounts The Division   • Inadequate funds If all the problems
Division deals with constitutes the The preparation of
• to run the activities mentioned are been
the payments and following units: staff salaries of the Board. tackled, the overall
keeping of the FCT a. Budget • Keeping of all • Inadequate performance of the
UBEB Financial b. Final Account financial records photocopying department would be
records. The division c. Loans & • Preparation of machines enhanced tremendously.  
serves as supervisory Advances/ Tax payment vouchers • Inadequate
of all the financial Office • Payments of all computers and
transactions of the d. Salary printers
contracts executed
Board e. LEA/JSS • Insufficient staff
• Bank reconciliation
Accounts training, seminars
• Keeping of cash
f. Expenditure and workshops
books
control Difficulty in
g. UBE Accounts • Supervising the
payments six (6) transportation, especially
h. FTS when going to the Bank.  
LEAs and their
overheads
Preparation and payment
of Federal Teachers’
Scheme allowances  
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
ACTIVITIES  CARRIED  OUT  IN  PHYSICAL  PLANNING  AND  PROJECTS  MONITORING,  2010  
   

Introduction   Activities   Structure   Achievements   Constraints/Challe Recommendations  

  nges  
The  physical  planning   The  function  of  the   The  department  has  the   The  department   The  major   The  policy  thrust  for  2011  
and  project  monitoring   department  include:   following  units:   undertook  the   impediment  towards   is  the  complete  
Department  of  the   -­‐planning  infrastructural     following  activities   speedy   eradication  of  the  
Board  was  established   facilities  for  primary  and   -­‐Planning  unit:   within  the  year:   implementation  of   situation  of  having  
to  plan,  implement,   junior  secondary   Initiating  and   -­‐Implementation  of   project  is  inadequate   schools  under  shade  and  
supervise  and  monitor   schools  including   coordinating  activities  of   2010  Statutory  capital   funding.  Other   reduction  of  
physical  development   classrooms,   the  department.   projects.   constraint  includes:   pupil/classroom  ratio  by  
of  projects  of  the   administrative  blocks,     Construction  of  1299   inadequate  logistics   completing  all  the  going  
Board.   libraries,  introductory   -­‐Quantity  Surveyor:   c/rooms,  Rehab  of  309   for  project   projects  and  
technology  blocks,   Provide  Quantity   c/rooms,  construction   implementation  and   implementation  of  2010  
science,  toilets,   surveying  services  and   of  Fence  in  32  schools,   shortages  of  technical   budget.  More  schools  to  
furniture,  and   supervises  projects  of  the   Drilling  of  borehole  in   staff  also  during  the   be  constructed  to  provide  
furnishing.   Board   39  schools,   year  under  review  lack   access  to  more  pupils  –in  
-­‐Designing  and  costing     Supply  of  intro  tech   of  constant  electricity   the  rural  areas  and  
of  projects  monitoring   -­‐Architectural  Unit:   Equipment  to  6   supply  greatly  
reduction  in  
and  supervision  of   Designed  and  supervises   schools,  Supply  of   affected  the  output  of  
projects.   projects  of  the  Board   science  equipment  to   the  department   congestion.  
-­‐Participation  in     10  schools,  furnishing   especially  in  terms  of    
preparation  of  yearly   -­‐Estate  Unit:  Assets   of  intro  tech  lab  in  29   document  production  
action  plans,  annual   management  and   schools  construction  of   and  processing  
budgets  and   supervision   Basic  science  lab  10   particularly  during  
procurement  process.     Schools,  construction   process.  lack  of  
-­‐Preparing  monthly  and   -­‐Engineering  Unit:   of  intro  tech  lab  in  8   speedy  payments  due  

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 annual  progress  reports.   In  charge  of  mechanical   schools,  construction   to  
and  supervision  of   of  science  lab  in  4   contractors(both)inter
projects.   primary  school,  supply   ims  and  final  valuation  
of  6No.  4  wheel  drive  
pick  –up,  supply  of  
6No.  Of  18  seater  
buses,  construction  of  
8  c/rooms  in  Islamiya  
schools,  Constr.  Of  9  
ECCDE  c/rooms,  
Constr.  Of  games  
pitches  in  4  schools,  
Furnishing  of  4No.  
offices,  supply  of  
141,200  copies  of  basic  
textbooks  in  core  
subjects,  provision  of  
ECCDE  recreational  
facilities  in  4  schools,  
constr.  &  equipment  of  
sick  bay  in  3  schools,  
construction  &  
furnishing  of  Hostels  in  
2  schools,  supply  of  
learning  aids  to  1  
special  school,  
construction  and  
furnishing  of  admin  
block  in  1  school,  
construction  of  water  

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 system  toilet  and  
drilling  of  solar  
powered  borehole  in  1  
school,  construction  of  
library  in  1  school  and  
construction  and  
furnishing  of  computer  
studio  in  2  schools  
most  of  which  are  at  
various  stages  of  
completion.  
-­‐Implementation  of  
rolled  over  2009  
statutory  capital  
projects  at  more  than  
90%  completion  stage.  
-­‐Implementation  of  
2009  UBEC  Projects  at  
various  level  of  
completion.  In  the  year  
under  review  
classroom  furniture  
were  supplied,  set  of  
code  furniture  sets  of  
ECCDE  furniture  sets  
and  recreational  
facilities,  furnishing  of  
Admin  all  funded  by  
UBEC  designing  and  
resigning  of  the  

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schools  facilities.  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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LEGAL  UNIT  FCT  UBEB  ACTIVITIES/PROGRESS  REPORT  FROM  JANUARY  –  DECEMBER,  2010  
 
   

Introduction    Structure   Activities/Achievement   Challenges   Recommendation  

     
Reference to the Chairman`s    Office   1. Litigation i. The  unit  will  do    
unit’s 2010 action Legal  Officer  (HOU)   The three court cases and  function  
plan, the unit was involving JSS Jikwoyi,
able to accomplish all   JSS Nyanya and JSS better  if  a  
except NO.3 and 4B. LEGAL  OFFICERS   Lugbe were effectively secretary  typist  is  
The following were Legal  Officer  I   prosecuted. Although posted  to  the  unit.  
notably Legal    Officer  II   they have not Ii.  We  need  a  better  
accomplished: State  Counsel     conclusively closed, the furnished  legal  
trends of proceedings
Corper     are to our favour. secretariat,  for  better  
  2. Contract Agreement services  to  the  
SUPORTIVE  STAFF   Files management.  
Education  Officer  I   827 Contract files were Iii.Lack  of  Unit  utility  
drafted and agreement
Education  Officer  II   vehicles  has  been  
legally executed.
Legal  Officer  I   3. Oath of Secrecy limiting  our  
Assistant  Executive  Officer     The legal officer and operations.  
her team visited all the        Iv.Lack  of  adequate          
six Area councils, to funding  was  a  big  
administer oath of
secrecy to staff of the
challenge.  
 
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hundred and fifty (650)
staff took oath of
secrecy.
4. Legal Advice/ Police
Matters/ Procurement
The Unit was able to
give necessary legal
advice to both
management and staff,
handle police matters
and ensure due
process in procurement
processes.
5. Official Letters
Issuing necessary
letters to individuals
and organization was
part of the activities of
legal unit during the
year under review.
6. Legal instrument
Registration of legal
instrument such as
power of Attorney was
among the activities of
the unit during 2010.
7. Management Meeting
The Unit served as the
secretariat of the board
during the entire

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Nonetheless,  we  pledge  to  serve  better  and  be  loyal  to  the  Board.  
 
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2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  Admin.   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Division   Carried  out  in  2009  
The  Local  Education   The  Local  Education   The  various  Departments  were   Financial  constraints  which   (1) Fund  should  be  made  
Authority  Abuja  Municipal   Authority  (AMAC)  has  five   well  coordinated   demobilizes  the  inspectorate   available  to  the  
Area  Council  is  the   Departments,  The   administratively  which  resulted   and  other  field  workers.                           education  secretary  for  
Authority  charged  with   Departments  are  headed   to  achieving  a  reasonable   2)  Inadequate  number  of   onward  settlement  of  
the  responsibility  of   by  HODs     percentage  of  our  educational   service  vehicle.   the  inspectorate  and  
implementing  the   (i) ADMINISTRATIO goals.   3. Lack  of  enough  office   other  field  workers.  
educational  policies  of   N  &  SUPPLY,   2. Right  from  the  beginning   accommodation.   (2) Coaster  buses  or  
0Abuja  Municipal  Area   HOD  –  DAUDA   of  the  year2010,  both   4. Epileptic  power  supply   service  cars  should  be  
Council  (AMAC).  The   ABDULKADIR   the  teaching  and  non-­‐ 5. Delay  in  payment  of   provided  to  enable  the  
activities  of  the  year  2010   (ii) FINANCE  &   teaching  staff  exhibited  a   salaries.   field  workers  to  move  
were  successful.   ACCOUNTS   sense  of  commitment  in   6. Inadequate  number  of   their  site.  
HOD-­‐  MR  LUKA   this  official  assignment   school  furniture.   (3) More  office  
ZAMANI   3. Some  promotion  letters   7. Insufficient  text  books   accommodation  to  be  
(iii) PRIMARY   were  released  and  the   for  the  children  and   built  and  furnished.  
SCHOOL   payments  effected  in   staff.   (4) A  big  generator  set  
SERVICES  HOD-­‐   December  2010  and  the   8. The  admin  staff  did  not   should  be  provided  to  
ALH.  AHMED   arrears  from  July  2010   benefit  from   augment  power  supply.  
YUSUF   paid  istalmentally.  Some   workshops,  seminar   (5) Salaries  should  be  duly  
(iv) PLANNING   staff  equally  took   and  in-­‐  services   paid  as  at  when  due.  
RESEARCH  &   promotion  examination   training  organized  by   (6) Some  rural  schools  
STATISTICS  HOD-­‐   and  their  letters  are   UBEB  or  NTI.   have  no  enough  
ALH.  BALA   being  awaited.   furniture.  Children  sit  

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 DOGARA     4. In  our  existing  Schools   on  the  floor  to  receive  
(v) WORKS  HOD  –   some  new  classrooms   lectures.  
MR  SHEDRACK   were  constructed   (7) Adequate  supply  of  
AKILA  Each   dilapidated  ones  are   text  books  to  schools.  
Department  has   rehabilitated.  The   (8) Workshop/seminar  
a  number  of   LEA/AMAC  has  total  staff   should  be  organized  
units  it.                 strength  of  2,928  staff.   for  the  secretariat  staff  
AUDIT  and   This  is  including  the   to  enable  them  update  
INFORMATION   teaching  and  non-­‐ their  knowledge  of  
units  are  purely   teaching  staff  in  schools   their  jobs.  
under  the   and  in  the  secretariat.   (9) Regular  interactive  
supervision  of   session  between  LEAs  
the  Education   and  the  Board  is  
Secretary   recommended  for  
effective  dissemination  
of  information.      
 

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ABDULKADIR  DAUDA  

HOD:  ADMIN  &  SUPPLY,  

LEA/AMAC.  

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2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  LEA  ABAJI  

 

TRODUCTION     STRUCTURE  OF   ACHIEVEMENT/ACTIVITIES  CARRIED   CONSTRAINS/CHALLENGE   RECOMMENDATION    

THE  LEA   OUT  IN  2010  

al  Education  Authority  Abaji  is  one  of  the  six   The  LEA  is  headed   1.  The  LEA  takes  staff  welfare  very   1.  In  most  primary  schools  we  are   1.  UBEB  should  please  post  
.As  comprising  the  FCT  Abuja.  It  is  situated  at  the   by  the  Education   seriously.  All  the  senior  staff  that  are   lacking  French,  Hausa,  Yoruba  and   language  teachers  to  LEA.  
uthern  axis  of  the  FCT.  It  has  a  total  of  fifty  eight   Secretary  who  is   promoted  by  the  UBEB  in  2010  are   computer  science  teachers.    
2.  Computers  should  also  be  
mary  schools,  viz:  Model  Primary  Abaji,  S/Gari   also  the  chief   been  paid  their  financial  implications  
mary,  Rimba  Primary  School,  SPS  Abaji,  Abaji  West   accounting  officer   with  all  the  accrued  arrears  in  full.     2.  Lack  of  relevant  text  books  on   supplied  to  the  primary  schools  
Arabic,  Hausa,  Yoruba,  Cultural  and   and  junior  secondary  schools.  
mary  School,  Abaji  East  Primary  School,  Nuku   of  the  LEA.  It  has  
2.  The  LEA  also  promoted  all  the  junior   creative  Arts  and  civil  education.  
mary  School,  Ayaura  Islamiya,  Kekeshi  Primary   five  departments.      
hool,  Manderegi  Primary  school,  N/Agyana  Primary   Namely:   staff  that  were  due  and  paid  them  
3.  Lack  of  curriculum  on  Agric  for  
along  side  the  senior  staff.  Other  
hool,  Pandagi  Primary  School,  G/Central  Primary   primary  4  –  6.  
Department                           activities  carried  out  in  2010  includes  
hool,  Gigbe  Primary  School,  Y/Gawu  Primary  
Head  of   establishment  of  additional  two  (2)  
hool,  Abaji  South  Primary  School,  N/Tsoho  Primary   4.  Our  schools  are  grossly  lacking  
Department   primary  schools,  the  schools  are  –  
hool,  Mamagi  Primary  School,  Agyana  Primary   religious  instructors  most  especially  
Rimba  Gwari  and  Chapu  primary   CRK  
hool,  Tupa  Primary  school,  Gurdi  Primary  School,   1.  Admin.&  Sup.          
Sabo  Primary  School,  N/Abaji  Primary  School,   Michael  Nyamgum   schools.    
5.  Some  junior  secondary  schools  are  
ogbodo  Primary  School,  F/Jamigbe  Primary   3.  A  unit  was  also  created,  that  is  
2.  Primary  Sch.                 still  operating  under  the  primary  
hool,  T/Usman  Primary  School,  SPS  Yaba,  Dogon-­‐ -­‐   Education  management  and   school  structures  such  as:  JSS  
wa  Primary  School,  Bari-­‐Bari  Primary  School,   information  system  that  is  the  data  
       Services       Kekeshi,  JSS  Yaba  etc  and  this  is  
saKpa  I  Primary  School,  Adagba  Primary  School,   bank  unit  (EMIS).   causing  serious  classroom  
kpeshe  Primary  School,  L/Yaba  Primary  School,  
3.  Planning  Res.           accommodation  problem.    
wogi  Primary  School,  Nanda  Primary  School,   4.  In  the  year  under  review,  twenty-­‐one  
Adamu  Gana  

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Nomandic  Primary  School,  Agwara  Primary  School,          &  Statistics       schools  were  proposed,  to  benefit  from   6.  Most  of  our  primary  schools  and  
ki  Primary  School,  A/Gwandara  Primary  School,   community  self-­‐help  project  for  2009   junior  secondary  schools  are  lacking  
4.  Finance  &                    
bako  Primary  School,  Alu  Primary  School,   initiative.  The  head  teachers  of  the   computers  for  practices.  
Jibrin  Akoro  
akwata  Primary  School,  Rimba-­‐gwari  Primary   schools  have  already  been  trained  on  
hool,  S/Gurara  Primary  School,  Gasakpa  II  Primary          Accounts     how  to  handle  the  projects,  and  they   7.  The  LEA  is  sad  to  report  that  the  
year  under  review,  six  staff  lost  their  
hool,  Kpache  Primary  School,  Gulida  Primary   have  signed  a  letter  of  memorandum  of  
5.  Phys.  Planning       lives.        
hool,  Ebagi  Primary  School,  R/Daji  Primary  School,   understanding  (MON)  on  24/11/2010  
Halima  Adah  
ara  Primary  School,  W/mawogi  Primary  School,   at  Naharati  Tsoho  primary  school.  The  
gun  Primary  School,  Pozhi  Primary  School,          &  Project  Mon.   resource  person    was  Mallam  Abbas,  
akumi  Primary  School,  Kwakwa  Primary  School,   Desk  officer  S.H.P  FCT  –  UBEB,  the  
 
kpa  Primary  School,  P/Bassa  Primary  School,   schools  are:-­‐  Manderegi,  T/Usman,  
apu  Primary  School.  The  LEA  has  Eleven  approved   The  LEA  has  the   D/ruwa,  Tekpeshe,  Rimba,  Gulidan,  SPS  
C  &  DE  centres  these  are:  Sabon-­‐Gari  Primary   following  units   Yaba,  Model,  S/Gurara,  S/Gari,  Alu,  
hool,  Model  Primary  School,  Abaji  West  Primary   namely:     Nuku,  Mawogi,  Gurdi,  Mamagi,  
hool,  S.P.S  Abaji,  S.P.S  Yaba,  Abaji  East  Primary   Mawogi-­‐Wadagi,  Pozhi,  Gasakpa,  
1.  Audit  unit  
hool,  Naharati  Sabo  Primary  School,  Pandagi   Kutara,  Agyana,  Madarasutul  
headed  by  Yakubu  
mary  School,  Agyana  Primary  School,  Nuku   Akpata   Thaqafatul  Islamiya  Nursery/Primary  
mary  School,  Abaji  South  Primary  School.  The  LEA   School,  Abaji.  
s  nine  junior  secondary  schools  viz:  J.S.S  Abaji,  J.S.S   2.  Social  
Mobilization  unit   In  the  year  under  review,  National  
yana,  J.S.S  Gawu,  J.S.S  Gurdi,  J.S.S  Kekeshi,  J.S.S  
headed  by                     school  census  was  conducted,  the  
harati,  J.S.S  Nuku,  J.S.S  Pandagi,  J.S.S  Yaba.  
olment  at  the  primary  school  as  at  31st  Dec.   schools  were  zoned  that  is  Abaji  zone,  
       Suliemen  
Pandagi  zone,  Yaba  zone  and  Gawu  
nds  at  17,648  comprising  of  9317  males  and  8330   Mohammed  
zone,  all  the  schools  participated  in  the  
males.  Enrolment  of  ECC  &  DE  as  at  31st  Dec.  2010  
male  759  female  662  Total  1,422  caregivers  at  the   3.  Information  unit   programme.  
headed  by  Musa  
C  &  DE  are  male  6  female  28  Total  34.  Enrolment   5.  In  the  year  under  review,  a  new  ECC  
Attahiru  
Junior  secondary  schools  is  2226  males  and  1690   &  DE  desk  officer  by  name  Aishet  Ladi  
aling  3996.  Staff  strength  of  the  LEA  is  697   4.  Establishment   Aliyu  was  appointed  as  ECC  &  DE  Desk  
aching  Staff  and  398  Non-­‐Teaching  Staff  Totaling   unit  Shehu  
officer  to  take  change  of  our  under  

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95.  One  hundred  and  fifty  FTS  Teachers  were   Mohammed   aged  children.  This  was  as  a  result  of  
sted  to  the  LEA  and  were  well  utilized.         the  demise  of  the  former  desk  officer  
5.  There  is  head  of  
Mrs.  Kuriet  Yakubu.    
Open  Registry  Ali    

6.  Secret  Registry   6.  The  LEA  as  empowered  both  morally  

headed  by  Mrs   and  financially,  the  quality  assurance  
Talatu  Audu   unit  to  carryout  consistence  visit  of  
both  Junior  Secondary  Schools  and  
7.  There  is  a  
Primary  Schools  in  order  to  ensure  
functional  store  
quality  performance  of  teachers  in  the  
headed  by        
schools.  These  visits  have  achieved  
       Mustapha   results  immensely-­‐    
Alhassan  
Based  on  the  reports  submitted  to  the  
The  LEA  is   Board  by  the  unit  on  the  condition  of  
structured  in  a  way   the  existing  structures,  and  also  where  
that  makes  it   children  are  learning  under  the  shade  
possible  for  every  
of  trees,  more  classrooms  are  built  and  
staff  to  have  
some  renovated.  Teachers  are  no  more  
schedule.      
idle  in  schools  hence  they  know  
      somebody  is  coming  to  check  on  them.  
Teaching  and  learning  has  been  going  
on  in  schools  seriously.  7.  The  year  
witnessed  the  selection  of  cultural  and  
creative  Arts  Desk  Officer  in  the  person  
of  Abdullahi  Bala  Adamu  

Creative  Arts  Exhibition  and  

competition    

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 8.  Interschool  competitions  took  place  
within  the  year      Five  schools  were  
selected  at  the  zonal  level.  Some  
materials  were  presented  at  the  
creative  Arts  Exhibition  and  
competition.    

9.  There  was  also  Jets  competition  for  

primary  and  secondary  schools  at  JSS  
Abaji.  Where  LEA  Abaji  participated  
actively.    

10.  F.C.T  science  and  tech.  exhibition  

2010  pre  exhib.  Dated  6th-­‐05-­‐2010.  

2  teachers  invited  for  phase  2  cycle  1  

National  inset  (3rd-­‐16th/10/2010).  

11.  Establishment  of  disaster  risk  

reduction  clubs  in  schools  on  the  20th  
/6/2010.  

12.  6th  International  exhibition  for  

young  inventor  2010.  

Our  children  came  3rd  &  4th  best  in  the  

Jets  competition  2010  at  FCT  level.  We  
had  the  best  project  presented  using  
locally  sourced  materials  at  the  
exhibition  center,  but  not  recorded  due  
to  late  arrival.    

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 13.  Schools  tour  by  sports  &  health  
officers  on  sensitization  of  school  
sports  and  health  activities.    

14.  Conduction  of  immunization  

exercises  on  children  age  (0-­‐59  months)  
in  all  primary  school  in  Abaji  L.E.A.  

15.  Organizes  National  environmental  

and  sanitation  day  in  all  schools.  

16.  Distribution  of  phase  II    

De-­‐worming  exercise  to  various  schools  

in  the  L.E.A.  

17.  Mobilization  of  selected  schools  for  

a  Ph.D  student  from  University  of  
Calabar  to  conduct  a  research  study  on  
SCHISTOSOMIASIS  (BLOOD  FLUKE  
INFECTIONS)  

18.  Awareness  exercise  on  school  

fumigation  and  pest  control  in  
conjunction  with  Abuja  environmental  
protection  environmental  protection  
Board.  (A.E.P.B)  

19.  Performance  of  Global  hand  

washing  exercise  tagged  “MORE  THAN  
NOT  JUST  A  DAY”.  

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 20.  UNICEF  workshop  held  at  Sokoto  
state  and  two  staff  from  the  L.E.A  went  
(Games  masters).  

21.  All  LEA’s  curriculum  co-­‐orditinators  

held  a  meeting  on  24th  March,  2010,  for  
the  introduction  of  our  new  Board  co-­‐
odinator  as  Mrs.  Wamina.  

22.  Curriculum  booklets  were  carried  

from  the  board  to  LEA  offices    

23.  Curriculum  booklets  were  

distributed  to  all  our  primary  schools.    

24.  10  primary  school  teachers  were  

invited  for  a  meeting  at  ERC.    

25.  Works  department  carryout  the  

following  under  the  year  review    

508  furnishing  and                  JSS  Gawu  

equipping  of  intro  tech.  laboratory.  

32    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Gawu  

33  Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Gawu  

34    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Gawu  

83  
 
 35    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          
JSS  Gawu  

36    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Abaji  

37    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Abaji  

38    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Naharati    

39    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Naharati    

40    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Naharati    

41    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Naharati    

42    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Nuku    

43    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Nuku    

44    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSSPandagi  

 45    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSSPandagi  

46    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSSPandagi  

84  
 
  47    Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          
JSSPandagi  

 69  Rehabilitation  of  5  blocks  of  2  

classrooms  each                        Model  P.S.  

96  Supply  of  16  sets          JSS  Gawu  

         of  furniture      

97    Supply  of  16  sets          JSS  Abaji  

         of  furniture      

98  Supply  of  16  sets          JSS  Naharati  

         of  furniture      

99  Supply  of  16  sets          JSS  Nuku  

         of  furniture      

100  Supply  of  16  sets          JSS  Pandagi  

         of  furniture      

113  Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Yaba  

114  Construction  of  a  block  of  4  classrooms                                          

JSS  Yaba  

167  Construction  of  a  block  of  3  classrooms                                          

Nom.  Abaji  

168  Construction  of  a  block  of  3  classrooms                                          

85  
 
 Nom.  Gawu  

169  Construction  of  a  block  of  3  classrooms                                          

Rimba  Gwari  

170  Construction  of  a  block  of  3  classrooms                                        

Pandagi  Bako  

180  Rehabilitation  of  a    Pachuwa  

 block  of  2  classrooms  with  office  &  store.  

181  Rehabilitation  of  2  block  of  2  

classrooms  each                      Gawu  Central  

186  Drilling  of  borehole    JSS  Kekeshi  

and    construction  of  10,000  litre  capacity  

metal  tank  on  9m  height  steel  tower  

187  Drilling  of  borehole    JSS  Naharati  

and    construction  of  10,000  litre  capacity  

metal  tank  on  9m  height  steel  tower  

188  Drilling  of  borehole    JSS  Kekeshi  

and    construction  of  10,000  litre  capacity  

metal  tank  on  9m  height  steel  tower  

248  Construction  of  8  classrooms  upstairs                                                

JSS  Kekeshi    

249  Construction  of  8  classrooms  upstairs                                                

JSS  Kekeshi    

86  
 
 277  Construction  of  fence    JSS  Kekeshi  

374    Supply  of  8                      JSS  Kekeshi    

sets  of  furniture  

375    Supply  of  8                      JSS  Kekeshi    

sets  of  furniture  

376    Supply  of  8                      JSS  Abaji    

sets  of  furniture  

377    supply  of  8                      JSS  Abaji  

sets  of  furniture  

385  Supply  of  intro          JSS  Kekeshi    

tech.  Equipment  

393  Supply  of                          JSS  Equipment      

Science  Equipment    

403  Furnishing  of            JSS  Kekeshi    

intro  tech  laboratory  

413    Furnishing  of  intro  tech  laboratory  

laboratory                                          JSS  Kekeshi  

415    Construction  of        JSS  Kekeshi  

Basic  science  block      

87  
 
 419  Construction  of                  JSS  Kekeshi  

intro  tech  laboratory    

460  Construction  of                  JSS  Abaji  

Badmintton  and  volley  ball  court    

473    Rehabilitation                    Abaji  East  P.S  

of  a  block  of  2  classrooms  

474    Rehabilitation  of  2  block  of  2  

classrooms  each                            Naharati  Sabo  

475  Rehabilitation                      Agyana  p.s.  

of  2  block  of  2  classrooms  each  

476  Rehabilitation  of  a  block  of  2  

classrooms                                            Rimba  P.S  

477  Rehabilitation  of  a  block  of  2  

classrooms                                            Adagba  P.S.  

478  Rehabilitation  of  2  block  of  2  

classrooms  each                            Y/Gawu  P.S  

506    Furnishing  and  equipping  of  intro  tech  

laboratory                                  JSS  Pandagi  

507  Furnishing  and  equipping  of  intro  tech  

laboratory                                  JSS  Gurdi  

531  Construction  of  2  blocks  of  4  

classrooms                                                  JSS  Abaji  

88  
 
 532    Construction  of  2  blocks  of  4  
classrooms                                                  JSS  Nuku  

569  Supply  of  9  sets  of  classrooms  furniture                                            

N/Gawu-­‐Wagagi  

583    Construction  of  2  blocks  of  4  

classrooms                                                  JSS  Kekeshi  

584  Construction  of  2  blocks  of  4  

classrooms                                                  JSS  Yaba  

670  Construction  of  2  blocks  of  3  

classrooms                                                  JSS  Yaba  

671  Construction  of  2  blocks  of  3  

classrooms                                                Chakumu  P.S  

696  Rehabilitation  of  2  classrooms  with  

office                                                                  JSS  Pandagi  

697  Rehabilitation  of  2  classrooms  with  

office                                                                  JSS  Pandagi  

698  Rehabilitation  of  2  classrooms  with  

office                                                                  Nanda  p.s.  

745  Supply  of  6  sets  of  classroom  furniture                                                        

Abaji  West  

                                                                           &  Nom.Agyana    

                                                                           &  others.  

 26.  The  LEA  also  is  prompt  on  conveying  

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 from  the  Board  Federal  Government  
intervention  textbooks  for  onward  
distribution  to  schools.  

27.    The  LEA’s  up  to  date  in  payment  of  

teachers  and  non-­‐teachers  salaries  and  
allowances.          

28.  200  teachers  were  trained  by  NTI  on  

the  teaching  of  core-­‐subjects.  The  MDG  
workshop  took  place  at  Abaji.    

90  
 
  

                             

           

               

       

91  
 
        

 
 
 
 
 
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA.  
2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  FORMAT  
OFFICE  OF  THE  CHAIRMAN  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

CHAIRMAN  OFFICE   Carried  out  in  2010  
OFFICE  OF  THE   The  Executive  chairman’s   -­‐Establish  and  manage  Early   -­‐Inability  to  provide  enough   -­‐Adequate  funding  will  take  
CHAIRMAN   office  comprises  of  the   child  care  Development  centres,   physical  facilities  to  cater  for   care  of  the  following:  
following:   primary,  JSS,  Nomadic  in  the   children   i.  Establishment  of  additional  
(i) Board  secretary’s  office   FCT.   -­‐Inadequate  number  of   schools.  
(ii) Legal  unit  of  the  Board   -­‐Recruit,  appoint,  post  and   instructional  materials.   ii.  Provision  of  more  special  
(iii) Audit  unit  of  the  Board   deploy  and  promote  both   -­‐Difficult  terrains.   needs  schools.  
(iv) Quality  Assurance  of   teaching  and  non-­‐  teaching   -­‐Late  release  of  funds   Iii.Provision  of  appropriate  
the  Board   staffs  from  GL  07  –  above.   -­‐The  dearth  of  teachers  in  core   vehicles  for  monitoring.  
(v) Public  Relation  office  of   -­‐Establish  an  effective  and   subjects.   Iv.Training  and  retraining  of  
the  Board.   functional  quantity  Assurance   -­‐Inadequate  office   staff  for  workshops.  
Unit  that  ensure  compliance   accommodation  
with  standard  by  components    
of  UBE  programme    
Providing  enabling  environment  
and  encourage  pupils  
participation  in  circular  and  co-­‐
circular  activities.  
-­‐Training  and  retraining  of  
teaching  and  non-­‐teaching  staff.  
 
 

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                ACHIEVEMENTS  
-­‐Establishment  of  more  primary  
and  JSS  schools  as  well  as  
ECCDE.  
-­‐Renovation  of  various  
dilapidated  structures.  
-­‐Establishment  of  Resource  
rooms  to  cater  for  the  physically  
challenged  impaired  pupils.  
-­‐Construction  of  classrooms.  
-­‐Prompt  payment  of  salaries.  
-­‐Purchase  and  distributes  
instructional  materials.  
 
     
 

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P.R.O  UNIT  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  
   

Activities  of   Achievement  of   On-­‐going   Completed   Constraints   Recommendation  

the   the  Division   Initiative   initiatives  
Division/Unit   (Activities)   (Activities)  
1. Establishing   1. The  unit   1. Ensuring   1. The  public   1. Lack  of   Provision  of  modern  computer/laptop  f
and   constantly   adequate   relation  unit   computer/lapto 2. Regular  training  for  staff  of  the  
maintaining     provided   coverage  of   is  a  unit  that   ps  in  the  unit     3. Timely  release  of  funds  for  New
mutual   adequate   the  Board`s   does  not   2. Lack  of  midget   4. Provision  of  midget  tape  record
understanding   publicity  of  the   activities.   have  a   tape  recorders.   unit.  
between  the   Board’s   2. Relating  with   project  that   3. Lack  of  regular   5. The  unit  should  be  provided  wit
Board  and  the   programmes  and   departments   needs  to  be   training  for  staff.   prompt  transportation  of  press  
general  public   projects.   to  provide   concluded   4. Lack  of  flow  of   gadgets  to  the  venue  of  program
2. Ensuring   2. It  sensitization   adequate   within   information  
proper   created  greater   coverage  of   giving   from  
documentation   awareness  and   their   period,  as   department  to  
and  publicity  of   acceptance  of   programmes   its  activities   the  unit.  
the  Board’s   UBE  programme   and  activities.   are   5. Lack  of  
activities  in   in  FCT.   3. Encouraging   continues.   transportation  
terms  of  video   3. Circulated  press   the  Board  to   for  conveying  
coverage  and   releases  on   provide   press  crew  and  
photographs.   matters  relating   avenue  for   working  
3. Publicizing  the   to  the  activities  of   more  press   materials  such  
activities  and   the  Board   briefing  to   as  public  address  
achievement   through   harmonize   system  to  venue.    
of  UBEB   print/electronic   the  Board’s  

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 Through   media.   relationship  
regular  press   4. Film  and   with  the  
briefing.   photograph  all   pressmen.  
4. Providing   activities   4. Encouraging  
effective  media   executed  by  the   departments  
coverage   Board.   to  allow  free  
about  the  on-­‐ 5. Organized   flow  of  
going   interviews  with   information  
activities/progr TV,  Radio  stations   to  the  unit.  
ammes  of  the   and  print  media   5. Packaging  of  
board.   6.  Embarked  on   UBEB  
5. Packaging  of   series  of  adverts   information  
UBEB   placements  in  the   bulletin  to  
information   print  and   disseminate  
Bulletin.     electronic  media   information  
on  matters   and  news  
relating  to  the   about  the  
Board,  and  pre-­‐ Board  and  
qualification  of   schools  under  
contracts.   it  to  staff  and  
public.      
 

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 FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD,  ABUJA  
SOCIAL  MOBILIZATION  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  
INTRODUCTION   STRUCTURE  OF  SOCIAL   ACHIEVEMENT/ACTIVITIES  CARRIED  OUT  IN   CONSTRAINTS/CHALLENGES   RECOMMENDATION  
MOBILIZATION  DEPARTMENT   2009  

   HOD  Social  mobilization,   A  .SELF-­‐HELP  PROJECTS   1.  Need  more  funding.    

The  Mobilization  process       i.  Re-­‐compilation  of  214   2.  Transportation.   1.Provision  of  

at  the  SUBEB  level  is  aimed   beneficiaries  for  2007  SHP  with   enough  funds  for  
HOU  Community   3.  More  office  
at  providing  a  function  for   micro  finance  banks  and  wrong   mobilization  
Empowerment,     accommodation  for  
the  execution  of  all   activities,  
account  numbers  to  facilitate  e-­‐ expansion.  
mobilization  activities.     HOU  Community   2.  Vehicle  and  
payment.  
Mobilization  and     3.Office  
 
Sensitization,  ,      (ii)  Final  monitoring  of  2007   accommodation.  
The  key  activities  includes   community  initiated  Self  Help      
HOU  Campaign  and  
creating  unique   project(214)to  access  the  levels  of  
Promotion,    
programmes  in  line  the   completion  made  after  mid-­‐term  
peculiarities  of  the  state,   Secretariat  and  general   monitoring.(Jan-­‐Feb  2010)  
Planning,     administration,    
(iii)  Re-­‐compilation  of  2007  and  
Executing,     Soc  Mob  Abaji  office,   2008  benefiting  communities  that  
Monitoring,    Soc  Mob  Bwari  office,   could  not  access  their  fund  due  to  
Soc  Mob  G/Lada  office,   e-­‐payment  problems  for  both  first  
Evaluation  of  all  
Soc  Mob  Kuje  office,     and  second  tranche  of  2007/2008  
sensitization,    
funding  programme.(March-­‐April)  
Soc  Mob  Kwali  office,  
Advocacy  and  mobilization  
(iv)  Attending  reconciliatory  

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activities  for    Soc  Mob  AMAC  office.                  meetings  
                                     i    n  
     K      aduna  
                         w
    ith  the  36  
implementation  at  the   States  and  FCT  I  attendance  to  
State  and  local   harmonize/reconcile  the  lists  of  
government  levels.     2007/2008  Self-­‐Help  Project.  
 
(v)  Mid-­‐term  monitoring  of  2008  
  Self-­‐help  projects  in  the  Six  Area  
Council.  
 
(vi)  Compilation  of  2009  Self-­‐help  
 
Projects  in  the  six  Area  council  of  
  the  FCT.  

  (vii)  Training  of  projects  

implementation  Committee  (PIC)  
 
for  2009  for  119  benefiting  
  communities  in  the  Six  Area  
  councils  (22th-­‐24th  of  Nov,  2010.)  

                                                                                  (viii)  National  flag  of  2009  self  

Help  projects  In  Kaduna  for  the  
  implementation  of  2009  
  community  initiated  project  
funds.  
 
 

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   B    COMMUNITY  SENSITIZATION  

  i.  Sensitization  visits  to  19  

 
communities  identified  with  low  
enrolment  across  the  Six  Area  
  councils  of  the  FCT  as  a  result  of  
  poor  enrolment  of  schools  aged  
children  into  schools  (May-­‐June)  
 
 
 
ii.  Working  with  Non-­‐
 
governmental  organization  
  (NGOs)  in  Education  development  

   

  iii.  Training  of  schools  Based  

Management  Committee  by  CAPP  
 
in  four  schools  in  Kuje  and  Kwali  
  Area  Councils.  
   
  iv.  Sensitization  visits  to  Nomads  
  communities  on  relocation  and  
placement  of  their  wards  in  

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   Schools.  

v.  Community  Mobilization  for  the  

establishment  of  Primary  school  in  
Life  Camp.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  KWALI  
HEAD  OF  ANDMIN  AND  SUPPLIES  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Carried  out  in  2010  
Admin  /supplies  is  the   Admin/Supplies   In  2010,  about  teaching  and   Lack  of  the  office   The  following  are  the  
pillar  in  this   Division  /Department   non  teaching  staff  were   accommodation,  staff   recommendations  for  this  
organization.  It   is  structured  into  four   replaced  and  or  employed   seats  and  tables  which   divisions:  
oversees  the  activities   main  sections  which   and  posted  to  various   makes  it  in  conducive  for   1. Provision  of  office  
of  all  other  divisions  in   are  subdivided  into   primary/  Junior  Secondary   work  by  staff  in  the   accommodation  
the  organization.  This   units.  The  Head  of   Schools  across  Kwali  Area   organization.   which  would  
division  is  in  charge  of   Admin  oversees  the   Council.  Confirmation  of   Also  some  sectional  heads   facilitate  office  
the  general   general  administration   appointments,  up-­‐ lack  seats  and  table  and   performance  by  
administration  and   as  is  assisted  by  the   grading/promotions  were   working  materials  which   staff  
personal  matters.  It   Pension  Desk  officer.   effected  and  implemented   also  hampers  smooth   2. Provision  of  seats  
comprises  four  (4)   The  sectional  Head  of   and  arrears  paid  total   work  in  the  organization   where  they  are  
section:   Management  Services   members  promoted  was               and  effective   inadequate.  
Management  services,   oversees  the  affairs  of   and  up-­‐  grading  was                    in   performance  among  staff.   3. The  authority  
Establishment,   all  the  other  sections  in   numbers.   All  these  difficulties   should  introduce  
General   organization.  The   In  2010,  also  Alh.  Sule  S.   results  to  truancy   awards  either  in  
Administration  and   Admin/supply  is  also   Dobi  was  appointed  as   amongst  some  staff  in  the   kind,  cash  or  
stores   charged  with  the   acting  Secretary  of  the  LEA   organization.   materially  to  staff  
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 responsibility  of   When  the  former  was        It  is  said  to  note  that  this   who  are  hard  
recruitment,  posting   elected  council  chairman.   LEA  during  the  year  under   working,  obedient,  
and  transfers,   Also,  during  the  year  under   review  lost  12  members   punctual  to  duty  etc
promotion,  discipline,   review  i.e  towards  the  last   of  both  teaching  and  non   as  it  is  practiced  in  
leave  general  etc.  The   qauter,  a  new  Secretary  Mr.   teaching  staff,  ranging   other  organizations.
stores  section  which  is   Danlami  K.  Kwali  was   from  protracted  illness   This  would  
also  under  the   appointed  to  replace  Alh.   and  accidents.  Burial   motivate  staff  to  
umbrella  of  Admin  /   Sule  S.  Dobi  who  went  on   expenses  have  also  been   put  in  their  best.  
supply  takes  stocks  of   voluntary  retirement.   paid  to  about  10  of  the   4. UBEB  which  is  our  
all  materials  and   Also  several  general   next  of  kins.   head  office  should  
machines/equipments,   meetings  were  held  which   include  non  
vehicles  and   were  presided  over  by  the   teaching  staff  too  in
replenishments  of   respective  Education   workshops  and  
consumables  such  as   Secretaries.   seminars.  
the  items  mentioned   Staff  attitude  to  work  was   5. The  authority  
above.  It  is  also  in   encouraging  generally   should  source  for  
charge  of  procurement   except  in  few  cases.   resource  persons  
in  the  division.   During  2010,  inventories   and  embark  on  an  
Attached  is  the  stock  of   were:  18  motor  cycles,  12   in-­‐house  training  of  
list  of  materials/   helmets,  1  functional   non-­‐  teaching  staff  
vehicles  and  other   vehicle,  2  damaged   especially  for  those  
items  in  stock  for  your   vehicles.  The  motor  bikes   who  are  coming  
reference.   have  been  allocated  to  the   into  the  service  
inspectorate  division  of  the   without  working  
organization.   experience.  This  will
The  pension  and  gratuity   go  a  long  way  to  

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 unit  tried  to  ensure  that   make  them  
insurance  benefits  are  paid   understand  the  
to  about  10  next  of  kins   ethics  of  the  civil  
whose  names  were  selectd   service  and  or  their  
as  beneficiaries  of  the   profession.  
scheme.  Efforts  are  being  
intensified  to  pay  them  in  
2011.  
 

Yusuf  Idris  Umar,  

Head  of  Admin/Supplies  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  KWALI  
SCHOOL  SERVICES  DIVISION  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Carried  out  in  2010  
The  school  services   The  division  has  the   All  the  mentioned  units   The  Department  is  faced   All  the  constraints  
Department  is   head  of  department   function  very  well  and   with  many  hingrances  to   envisaged  are  worth  given
responsible  for   (HOD)  who  oversees   report  directly  to  the  head   the  smooth  flow  of  our   full  attention  as  they  will  
coordinating,   the  affairs  of  the  PSS.   of  department.  The  units   daily  activities.  These  are:   faster  progress  and  bring  
inspections,   The  units  under  the   are  being  taken  care  by  the   1. Vehicles  for   about  success  in  our  
supervision,   primary  school  service   supervisors  and  inspectors.   inspection     pursuits.  These  are:  
evaluations,   are:   There  are  87  schools  in  the   2. Inspectors   1. Vehicles  and  
regulation  of  quality   1. Examination  unit   LEA.   allowances   motorcycles    
education,  conducting   2. Sport  unit   The  schools  were  76,  but   3. Additional   2. Inspectors  and  
training  of  teachers,   3. Mobilization  unit   recently  9  new  schools   motorcycles   supervisors  
and  improving   4. Home  grown  unit   were  established.   4. Enough   allowance  for  
standards  in  all   5. Special  Education   The  87  schools  are  grouped   instructional   motivation.  
aspects.  It  is  also   unit   into  5  zones  to  ease   materials  to  our   3. Instructional  
charged  with  the   6. Parent  teachers   supervision.  There  are  930   schools.   material.  
external   Association   teachers,  teaching  in  these   5. Some  schools  need   4. Supply  of  teachers  
examinations,   7. Library   schools;  some  are  Degree   more  classrooms.   in  areas  of  need,  e.g
overseeing  the  affairs   8. Scholarship   holders,  others  are  NCE.   6. Mathematics,   Maths,  English,  and  
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of  all  primary  and   9. Science   Many  others  are   English,  and  Science  
junior  secondary   10.Guidance/counselli undergoing  Degree  and   teachers  are  
schools  etc.   ng   NCE  courses  in  different   lacking.  
There  are  87  primary   institutions  in  the  nation.   7. Sports  equipments  
schools  and  15  junior      There  are  5  motorcycles   and  items.  
secondary  schools.   given  to  supervisors.   8. Computers  to  our    
 The  LEA  Is    having  25  
inspectors  and  supervisors  
and  were  merged  with  
Quality  assurance  which  
bring  the  number  to  49.    
 

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LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  KWALI  
SCHOOL  SERVICES  DIVISION  
   

Introduction   Structure  of  the  LEA   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  

Carried  out  in  2010  
The  school  services   The  division  has  the   All  the  mentioned  units   The  Department  is  faced   All  the  constraints  
Department  is   head  of  department   function  very  well  and   with  many  hindrances  to   envisaged  are  worth  given
responsible  for   (HOD)  who  oversees   report  directly  to  the  head   the  smooth  flow  of  our   full  attention  as  they  will  
coordinating,   the  affairs  of  the  PSS.   of  department.  The  units   daily  activities.  These  are:   faster  progress  and  bring  
inspections,   The  units  under  the   are  being  taken  care  by  the   1. Vehicles  for   about  success  in  our  
supervision,   primary  school  service   supervisors  and  inspectors.   inspection     pursuits.  These  are:  
evaluations,   are:   There  are  87  schools  in  the   2. Inspectors   1. Vehicles  and  
regulation  of  quality   1. Examination  unit   LEA.   allowances   motorcycles    
education,  conducting   2. Sport  unit   The  schools  were  76,  but   3. Additional   2. Inspectors  and  
training  of  teachers,   3. Mobilization  unit   recently  9  new  schools   motorcycles   supervisors  
and  improving   4. Home  grown   were  established.   4. Enough   allowance  for  
standards  in  all   unit   The  87  schools  are  grouped   instructional   motivation.  
aspects.  It  is  also   5. Special   into  5  zones  to  ease   materials  to  our   3. Instructional  
charged  with  the   Education  unit   supervision.  They  are:   schools.   material.  
external   6. Parent  teachers   1. Dafa   5. Some  schools   4. Supply  of  
examinations,   Association   2. Dangara   need  more   teachers  in  

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overseeing  the  affairs   7. Library   3. Kwali   classrooms.   areas  of  need,  
of  all  primary  and   8. Scholarship   4. Pai   6. Mathematics,   e.g  Maths,  
junior  secondary   9. Science   5. Yebu   English,  and   English,  and  
schools  etc.   10.Guidance/couns  There  are  930  teachers,   Science  teachers   Science.  
There  are  87  primary   elling   teaching  in  these  schools;   are  lacking.   5. Functional  
schools  and  15  junior   11.  Curriculum   some  are  Degree  holders,   7. Sports   computers.  
secondary  schools.   12.  Languages.   others  are  NCE.   equipments  and   6. Sports  
  Many  others  are   items.   equipments  and
undergoing  Degree  and   8. Computers  to   items.  
NCE  courses  in  different   our  schools.   7. Office  furniture  
institutions  in  the  nation.   9. Office  furniture   8. Stationary  
   There  are  5  motorcycles   10.Stationary  items   Items.  
given  to  supervisors.   11.  Lack  of   9. Workshops  for  
 The  LEA  Is    having  25   workshop  for   inspections  and  
inspectors  and  supervisors   inspectors  and   supervisors.  
and  were  merged  with   supervisors.  
Quality  assurance  which  
bring  the  number  to  49.    
 

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FINANCE  AND  ACCOUNTS  DIVISION  
Introduction   Structure  of  Admin  &   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  
Supply   Carried  out  in  2010  
The  Finance  and   The  Department  is  headed   -­‐Despite  the  financial   Lack  of  funds  has  showed   Efforts  should  be  made  
Accounts  (F/A)   by  the  Head  of   constraints  facing  the   down  some  of  the   for  enough  funds  to  be  
Department  is   Department  Finance  and   authority,  the  department   departments  activities  in   released  for  effective  
shouldered  with   Accounts.  He  is  deputized   will  live  up  to  expectation  in   the  area  of  expansion  of   job  deliverance.  
the  responsibility   by  the  Accountant  II  as   the  area  of  due  process  and   the  newly  computerized   -­‐Additional  computers  
of  :   next  in  command.  The   maintains  financial   staff  payroll.  Lack  of  fund   to  be  purchased.  
-­‐Handling  all  the   department  has  eight  (8)   discipline.   has  made  it  difficult  to   -­‐More  office  
financial   sections;  these  are:   -­‐At  the  period  of  this   engage  our  staff  on   accommodation  
transactions  of   1. Salary  section   report,  all  funds  released   constant  on  the  job   -­‐Additional  furniture’s  
LEA.   2. Expenditure  section   for  payment  of  staff  salary   training.  Shortage  of   should  be  provide.  
-­‐Advising  the   3. Cash  section   and  overheads  expenditure   office  accommodation   -­‐E-­‐payment  is  good,  
management  on   4. Final  Accounts   are  paid  as  at  when  due.   and  furniture’s.     but  staff  salary  is  been  
issues  concerning   section   -­‐  On  job  satisfaction  a   delayed.  There  is  need  
finance.   5. Deduction  section   remarkable  achievement   to  strategies  in  order  
-­‐Handling  budget   6. Budget  section   has  been  attained.   to  create  room  for  
and  budgetary   7. Computer  section     -­‐Among  other  achievement   prompt  payment  of  
issues   8. Vote  book  section.   is  the  computerization  of   salary.    
-­‐Making  fiscal   Each  of  these  sections   payroll.  
policies  and   is  supervised  by  Head  

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implementing  such   of  section.  The  
policies.   department  has  thirty-­‐
Ensuring  that  due   six  (36)  staffs.  
process  is  followed  
within  the  
department.  
 

LOCAL  EDUCATION  AUTHORITY,  KWALI  

AUDIT  DEPARTMENT  2010  ANNUAL  REPORT  
Introduction   Structure  of  Admin  &   Achievement/Activities   Constraints/Challenges   Recommendation  
Supply   Carried  out  in  2010  
The  Audit   The  Audit  Department   The  Department  was  able   The  department  had    The  department  
Department  of  the   consists  of  the  Head  of   to  have  checked  and  passed   faced  with  the  problems   therefore,  
Local  Education   Department  as  chief   for  payment  of  salaries  &   of  lack  of  mobility  that  will   recommends  that:  
Authority  is   overseer  of  all  affairs  of   allowances  of  January  to   keep  the  staff  mobile  in   I.Mobility  should  
saddled  with  the   the  department.   December  2010  and   case  the  need  to  go  for   please  be  provided  to  
responsibilities   He  is  subordinated  by   promotion  arrears  of  2009   physical  verification  arise.   the  dept.  to  enable  its  
such  as:   Audit  II  as  the  staff  officer   &  2010  payment  vouchers   Secondly  lack  of  constant   staff  deliver  diligently  
1. Ensuring   of  the  department.   were  among  the  PVs  that   manpower  training  has   in  their  responsibilities.  
effective  and   The  nine  (9)  other  staff  are   were  thoroughly  scrutinized   hindered  the  efficient   Ii.More  efforts  to  be  
efficient   assigned  with  different   before  payment.   performance  of  our  staff   made  in  the  area  of  
internal   schedules  ranging  from   The  department  had  also   as  new  Govt.  Fiscal   manpower  training  
control.   checking  to  verifications.   been  able  to  label  all  the   Policies  were  emerging,   through  constant  
2. Strict   properties  of  the  L.E.A  in   such  as  the  issue  of  e-­‐ workshops,  seminars  

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 compliance   order  to  safe-­‐guard  them   payment.   and  conferences,  these  
to  the   against  possible  theft  and   Lack  of  office   will  boost  the  staff  
accounting   vandalization.   accommodation,  as  the   skills.  
standard  in   Touring  of  LEA  primary   whole  dept.  is  being   iii.More  office  
preparing  all   schools  to  verify  the   accommodated  in  one  (1)   accommodation  to  be  
the  books  of   instructional  materials   single  office.   provided  for  better  
accounting   distributed  to  them  is  also  a   and  efficient  service  
records.   remarkable  achievement  of   delivery  
3. To  ensure  up   the  department.  
to  date   Consequently,  the  
records  of   department  was  able  to  
financial   make  kwali  LEA  payrolls  a  
transactions   ghost  workers  free  payroll.  
are  kept.  
4. To  evaluate,  
examine,  
suggest  and  
recommend  
where  
necce4ssary  
transactions  
of  the  
authority  
accordingly  
 

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DIVISION:  …SCIENCE  &  TECHNOLOGY  UNIT  

ACHIEVEMENTS/ACTIVITIES  
S/NO   INTRODUCTION   STRUCTURE  OF  THE  DIVISION   CARRIED  OUT  IN  2010   CONSTRAINTS/CHALLENGES   RECOMMENDATION  
THE  SCIENCE  AND   THE  STRUCTURE  OF  THIS  UNIT   ACTIVITIES  &   THE  MAJOR  CONSTRAIN  FACED  DURING  THESE   THE  SCIENCE  &  TECHNOLOGY  UNIT  IS  
TECHNOLOGY  UNIT  IS  A   IS  DONE  IN  SUCH  A  WAY  AS  TO   ACHIEVEMENT  ATTACHED   ACTIVITIES,  WAS  THE  ISSUE  OF  FUND  AND   RECOMMENDING  THE  FOLLOWING:  (1)  FUNDS  
UNIT  UNDER  THE  BOARD.   TAKE  CARE  OF  SCIENCE  &   TRANSPORTATION.  FUND  S  WERE  NOT  MADE   SHOULD  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  AS  AND  WHEN  DUE  
IT'S  MAJOR  ROLE  IS  TO   TECHNOLOGY  IN  BOTH  JSS  &   AVAILABLE  ON  AT  BEFORE    MOST     FOR  SMOOTH  TAKING  OFF  SUBSEQUENT  ACTIVITIES.  
CARRY  OUT  SCIENCE  AND   PRIMARY  SCHOOLS  IN  FCT.  IT   OF  THESE  ACTIVITIES  WERE  CARRIED  OUT.   (2)  TRANSPORTATION  SHOULD  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  
TECHNOLOGY  ACTIVITIES   IS  HEADED  BY  THE   TRANSPORTATION  TO  MAKE  MOVEMENT   FOR  EASY  MOVEMENT  AS  MOST  OF  THE  ACTIVITIES  
CONCERNING  OUR  PUBLIC   COORDINATOR    EASY  WAS  MADE  AVAILABLE  IN  ANY  OF  THE   ARE  CARRIED  OUT,  OUTSIDE  THE  OFFICE.  
SCHOOL  IN  FCT,  FOR  BOTH   ACTIVITIES  
PRIMARY  &  JSS  SCHOOLS  
   
             24TH  -­‐27TH  MAY,  2010          
                   
 
SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  UNIT.  
1  

FEDERAL  MINISTRY  OF  EDUCATION  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  

FCT  UBEB  (SCIENCE  AND  TECHN  UNIT)  ORGANISED  AND  
PARTICIPATED  IN  THE  2010  COMMONWEALTH  DAY  
CELEBRATION  WITH  THE  THEME  'SCIENCE,  TECHNOLOGY  
AND  SOCIETY'.   8TH  FEB  -­‐8TH  MARCH,  2010          
2  

PRE-­‐JUNIOR  ENGINEERS,  TECHNICIANS  AND  SCIENTISTS  

(JETS)  NATIONAL  STATES  COODINATORS,  SCIENCE  AND  
MATHEMATICS  TEACHERS'  WORKSHOP  ORGANISE  BY  JETS  
NATIONAL  HELD  AT  LOKOJA,  KOGI  STATE.     18TH-­‐24TH  MARCH,  2010          

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TRAINING  OF  12  SCIENCE  TEACHERS  ON  SUBJECTS  PANEL  

WORKSHOP  ORGANISE  BY  STAN  TO  UPDATE  TEACHERS  ON  
THE  CURRENT  TRENDS  IN  TEACHING  MATHEMATICS  AND  
BASIC  SCIENCE  HELD  AT  TARABA,  KOGI,  OGUN,  NASARAWA  
STATES  RESPECTIVELY.   16TH  APRIL  -­‐1ST  MAY,  2010          
4   FCT  UBEB  PRE  PROJECT  EXHIBITION  WHICH  AIM  IS  TO   6TH  MAY,  2010  
PROMOTE  SCIENCE  &  TECHNOLOGY  AND  THE  CULTURE  OF  
CATCH  THEM  YOUNG''  IN  FCT  SCHOOLS  ORGANISED  BY  THE  
SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  UNIT  HELD  AT  JSS  GARKI  

       
5   FCT  UBEB  SCHOOLS  ON  INVITATION  PARTICIPATED  IN  THE   24TH  -­‐27TH  MAY,  2010  
SCIENCE  FAIR  ORGANISEED  BY  THE  MANAGEMENT  OF  
NTA/GTV  TAG  -­‐  EXPO  2010  WITH  THE  NATIONAL  THEME  ;  
''SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  AS  A  BASIC  FOR  NATIONAL  
TRANSFORMATION''  

       
6   SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  UNIT  OF  FCT  UBEB  ORGANISED   3RD  -­‐5TH  2010  
SCHOOLS  ZONAL  MATHEMATICS  AND  BASIC  COMPETITION  
HELD  IN  THE  SIX  AREA  COUNCILS,  FOR  TALENTS  HUNT    OF  
YOUNG  SCIENTISTS    FROM  THE  GRASSROOTS  

       

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 7   16TH  JUNE,  2010  

THE  FCT  MINISTER  HONOURED  4  STUDENTS  AND  3  

OFFICIALS  FROM  FCT  UBEB  FOR  THEIR  OUTSTANDING  
PERFORMANCE  AT  THE  INTERNATIONAL  EXHIBITION  OF  
YOUNG  INVENTORS  AT  TAIWAN  2008,  AS  BEST  INVENTION  
COUNTRY.  HE  AWARDED  SCHOLARSHIP  TO  STUDENTS,  AND  
PROMOTION  FOR  OFFICIALS.          
8   DISTRIBUTION  OF  SPECIAL  PACKAGE  OF  SCIENCE   5TH  AUGUST,  2010  
EQUIPMENT,  SUPPLIED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT  
THROUGH  UBEC  TO  FCT  UBEB  FOR  7  SCHOOLS  

       
9   MOBIL/STAN  NATIONAL  SCIENCE  FAIR  AND  QUIZ   23RD  -­‐  28TH,    AUGUST,  2010  
COMPETITION  ORGANISED  BY  STAN,  FCT  UBEB  UBEB  ON  
INVITATION  PARTICIPATED  ACTIVELY  WITH  SPS  BWARI  
EMERGING  1ST  POSITION  IN  THE  PROJECT  EXHIBITION  
(PRIMARY  CATEGORY)  AND  LEA  BYAZHIN  CAME  1ST  
POSITION  IN  MATHEMATICS  WRITTEN  9PRIMARY  
CATEGORY)  

       
10   TRAINING  WORKSHOP  OF  5  SCIENCE  TEACHERS  ON  THE   29TH  AUGUST,  2010  
METHODOLOGY  OF  TEACHING  MATHEMATICS,  ORGANISED  
BY  MATHEMATICS  ASSOCIATION  OF  NIGERIA  (MAN)  HELD  
AT  LAFIA,  NASARAWA  

       
11   MONITORING  OF  BASIC  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY,   13TH  -­‐  17TH  SEPTEMBER,  
EQUIPMENT  DISTRIBUTED  TO  31  JSS  AND  37  PRIMARY   2010  
SCHOOLS  ACROSS  THE  SIX  AREA  COUNCIL  

       

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 12   NTA  WITH  FCT  UBEB  (SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY)  MADE   4TH  -­‐6TH  OCTOBER,  2010  
ON  THE  SPOT  ASSASSMENT  OF  LABORATORY  AND  SCIENCE  
EQUIPMENT  IN  SOME  FCT  SCHOOLS  
       
13   FCT  AGENCY  FOR  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  IN   20TH  -­‐  22ND  OCTOBER,  2010  
COLLABORATION  WITH  FCTA  EDUCATION  DEPT,  ORGANISED  
FCT  SCIENCE  FAIR  COMPETITION,  FCT  UBEB  SCHOOLS  ON  
INVITATION,  PARTICIPATED  ACTIVELY  WITH  JSS  ZUBA  
EMERGING  1ST,  PYAKASA  2ND  AND  JSS  OROZO  3RD  FOR  JSS  
CATEGORY  WHILE  SPS  BWARI  1ST  POSITION  ,  KUBWA  II  
MODEL  2ND  &  SPS  G/LADA  3RD  POSITION  RESPECTIVELY.  

       
14   DISTRIBUTION  OF  BASIC  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY   10TH  SEPT  -­‐TILL  DATE      
EQUIPMENT  SUPPLIED  TO  FCT  UBEB,  FOR  FCT  SCHOOLS.  44    
BASIC  SCIENCE  EQUIPMENTS  AND  18  TECHNOLOGY    
EQUIPMENTS    
 
 
 
 
 
 
     

JSS  SPORT  
STRUCTURE  OF  THE  
    ACTIVITIES   DIVISION   ACHIEVEMENT  IN  2010   CONSTRAINTS/CHALLENGES   RECOMMENDATION  
JUST  A  HANDFUL  OF  SCHOOLS  VISITED  

INSPECTION  TAKING,  INVENTRY  OF  SPORTS   INABILITY  TO  VISIT  AS  MANY  SCHOOLS  
    EQUIPMENT  &  FACILITIES   JSS  SPORT  UNIT   ASEXPECTED  DUE  TO  LACK  OF  FUND   MAKING  FUND  AVAILABLE  
JUST  A  HANDFUL  OF  SCHOOLS  VISITED  

INSPECTION  OF  THE  THEORY  &  PRACTICAL   INABILITY  TO  VISIT  AS  MANY  SCHOOLS  
    TEACHING  OF  PHE  &  OBSERVATION  OF  GAMES   JSS  SPORT  UNIT   ASEXPECTED  DUE  TO  LACK  OF  FUND   MAKING  FUND  AVAILABLE  

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 NEED  TO  MAKE  SOME  FUNDS  
NOT  MANY  SCHOOLS  WERE  ABLE  TO   AVAILABLE  TO  SCHOOLS  
ORGANISATION  OF  ANNUAL  INTER-­‐HOUSE  SPORTS   ORGANISE  THEIR  ANNUAL  INTER-­‐HOUSE  
    COMPETITION   JSS  SPORT  UNIT   SPORTS  COMPETITION   LACK  OF  FUND    

DR.  YUNUSA'S  COMPETITION  FOR  THE  CLEANEST   THE  COMPETITION  COULD  NOT  BE  HELD   THERE  IS  THE  NEED  FOR  
    SCHOOLS   JSS  SPORT  UNIT   THIS  OUT  GOING  YEAR   LACK  OF  FUND     PROMPT  RELEASE  OF  FUND  

ORGANISATION  OF  FCT-­‐UBEB  INTER  SCHOOL   NEED  FOR  THE  RELEASE  OF  
    SPORTS  FESTIVAL   JSS  SPORT  UNIT   NOT  HOSTED   LACK  OF  FUND     FUND  
                       
                       
BM  1  (PLACEMENT  
        &  ADMISSION)              
BM  1'S  OFFICE   INADEQUATE  MONITORING  VEHICLES   PROVISION  OF  MONITORING  
(OFFICE)   CARRIED  OUT  2ND  TERM  ROUTINE   VEHICLES  
MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION  
    MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION  EXERCISE   EXERCISE.  
SUPPLY  OF  PLACEMENT  FORMS  TO  THE  LEAS.   BM  1'S  OFFICE   NONE   PROCUREMENT  SHOULD  BE  
(OFFICE)   TIMELY,  TO  AVERT  LATE  
SUPPLY  OF  PLACEMENT  FORM  TO  THE  6   RELEASE  OF  ADMISSION  LIST  
LEAs  FOR  UNWARD  DISTRIBUTION  TO  
SCHOOLS,  TO  ENABLE  PARENTS  OBTAIN,  
FILL  AND  SELECT  SCHOOLS  FOR  THEIR  
    WARDS  AND  CHILDREN  
BM  1'S  OFFICE  
(OFFICE)  
RETRIVAL  AND  CHECKING  OF  PLACEMENT  FORMS   SUBMISSION  AND  CROSS-­‐  CHECKING  OF  
FROM  THE  LEAS,  TO  CUT  DOWN  ON  WRONG   COMPLETED  PLACEMENT  FORMS  FROM  
    ENTRIES.   THE  6  LEAS   NONE      
SCHOOL'S  SPEECH  AND  PRIZE  GIVING  DAY   BM  1'S  OFFICE  (JSS)  

REPRESENTED  BY  THE  CHAIRMANAT  JSS  

WUSE  ZONE  3  AND  PRESENTED  A  VOTE  
OF  THANKS  ON  HIS  BEHALF  AT  THE  
SCHOOLS'  SPEECH,  PRIZE  GIVING  AND  
SEND  FORTH  OF  THE  FORMER  PRINCIPAL  
AND  THE  THEN  OUT  GOING  JSS  III  
    STUDENTS  OF  THE  SCHOOL   NONE   WORTH  DOING  REGULARLY  

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 PLACEMENT  EXERCISE  FOR  ADMISSION  OF  PRY  6   BM  1'S  OFFICE  (JSS)  
PUPILS  INTO  JSS1  IN  FCT  UBE  SCHOOLS.   CARRIED  OUT  PLACEMENT  EXERCISE  FOR  
THE  MAIN  ADMISSION  LIST,  IN  THE  6  LEAS  
    IN  FCT   LACK  OF  COMPUTER  SET  AND  PRINTER      
BM  1'S  OFFICE   ATTENDED  A  TWO-­‐  DAY  CAPACITY   IT  IS  AWORTHWHILE  
(PLACEMENT)   EXPERIENCE  AND  SHOULD  BE  
BUILDING  WORKSHOP  ORGANISED  BY  
NIGERIAN  EDUCATION  RESEARCH  AND   DONE  NREGULARLY,  TO  
DEVELOPMENT  COUNCIL  (NERDC)  NORTH   ENHANCE  THE  TEACHERS  
CENTRAL  ZONE,  MINNA,FOR  TEACHERS   CAPABILITIESIN  THEIR  WORK  AS  
TEACHERS  
BOTH  IN  PRIMARY  &  SECONDARY  
SCHOOLS  IN  FCT.  THE  WORKSHOP  IS  ON  
WORKSHOP  (CAPACITY  BUILDING  WORKSHOP)  FOR   DEVELOPMENT,  SELECTION  AND  USE  OF  
TEACHERS  IN  PRIMARY  AND  JUNIOR  SECONDARY   INSTRUCTIONAL  MATERIALS  FROM  LOCAL  
    SCHOOLS     RESOURCES.   NONE  
MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION  EXERCISE  BY  UBEC  
&  UBEB  OFFICERS   CARRIEDOUT  3RD  TERM  ROUTINE   FUNDS  FOR  FUELING  VEHICLES  
MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION  EXERCISE   NON  AVAILABILITY  OF  MONITORING   DURING  MONITORING  SHOULD  
ON  24  PRIMARY  AND  7  JSS  UNDER  ABAJI   VEHICLES  AND  READY  FUNDS  FOR   BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  BEFORE  
        LEA,  WITH  OFFICIALS  FROM  UBEC.     FUELING  OF  VEHICLES   THE  EXERCISE  
SELECTION  OF  BEST  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL   BM  1'S  OFFICE  (JSS)   REPRESENTED  THE  BOARD  AS  A  MEMBER   NONE   IT  IS  A  WORTHYEXERCISE  
ADMINISTRATORS  &  SCHOOLS  FOR  PRESENTATION   IN  A  STANDING  COMMITTEE  ON   THATWILL  ENCOURAGE  OR  
AT  THE  NATIONAL  TEACHERS'  AWARD  DURING  THE   TEACHERS  SUNDARY  AWRDS  SET  UP  BY   PUSH  TEACHERS  TO  WORK  
WORLD  TEACHERS  DAY   THE  EDUCATION  SECRETARIAT.  THE   HARDER  AND  GET  PART  OF  
COMMITTEE  WAS  CHARGED  WITH  THE   THEIR  REWARD  ON  EARTH  
RESPONSIBILITY  OF  SELECTING  THE  BEST  
TEACHERS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS  
AND  SCHOLS  AT  THE  PRY  ,  JSS  &  SENIOR  
SEC.  SCHOOLS  IN  THE  FCT.  AFTER  THE  
EXTENSIVE  SCREENINGS  THAT  TOOK  
PLACE  AT  THE  SCHOOL,  ZONAL  &  STATE  
/FCT  LEVELS,  NINE  NOMINEES  WERE  
SELECTED  AND  THEIR  NAMES  SENT  TO  
FED.  MIN  OF  EDUCATION,  OUT  OF  THIS  
NUMBER,  6  EMERGED  VICTORIOUS  AND  
WERE  HONOURED  DURING  THE  WORLD  
TEACHERS  CELEBRATION  HELD  ON  THE  
    5TH    OF  OCT.  2010  IN  ABUJA    

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 FOLLOW  UP  OF  3RD  TERM  ROUTINE  MONITORING   BM  1'S  OFFICE  (JSS)  
ANF  EVALUATON  EXERCISE  
CARRIED  OUT  A  FOLLOWING  OF  THE  
THIRD  TERM  2010/2011  ROUTINE  
MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION  EXERCISE   SUCH  VEHICLES  SHOULD  BE  
IN  7  UBE  SCHOOLS  IN  ABAJI,  IN   MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  MAKE  
COLLABORATION  WITH  OFFCIALS  FROM   MONITORING  VEHICLES  ARE  NOT   THE  WORK  EASIER,  SMOOTHER  
    UBEC   AVAILABLE   AND  MORE  EFFECTIVE  
MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION  EXERCISE   BM  1'S  OFFICE  (JSS)   SUCCESSFULLY  CARRIED  OUT  1  ST  TERM   INADEQUATE  MONITORING  VEHICLES   MONITORING  VEHICLES  AND  
2010/2011  SESSION  ROUTINE   AND  NON  AVAILABILITY  OF  FUND  FOR   FUNDS  SHOULD  BE  MADE  
MONITORING  AND  EVALUATION  EXERCISE   FUELING  THE  VEHICLES  AT  THE  TIME  OF   AVAILABLE  AT  THE  TIME  OF  
OF  33  (25  PRIMARIES  &  8  JSS)  UBE   MONITORING.   MONITORING  
SCHOOLS  IN  THE  6  LEAS  OF  FCT,  IN  
CONJUNCTION  WITH  OFFICIALS  FROM  
THE  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  
    COMMISSION  

BM  1'S  OFFICE  (NGO  JSS  

FULL  ATTENDANCE  OF  IGNITARIES  
AND  STUDENTS  ACTIVE  
PARTICIPATION  FROM  SCHOOL  &  
1   CHINESE  SPRING  FESTIVAL   NGO  UNIT  (JSS)   CHINESE  EMBASSY   LATE  RELEASE  OF  FUNDS   TIMELY  PROVISION  OF  FUNDS  

LATE  RELEASE  OF  FUNDS  AND   AVAILABILITY  OF  MOBILITY  AND  

2   MONITORING  OF  SAGE  ACTIVITIES  IN  SCHOOLS   NGO  UNIT  (JSS)   NOT  QUITE  WAS  ACHIEVED  HERE   MEANS  OF  MOBILITY   FUNDS  

NOT  QUITE  WAS  ACHIEVED  HERE  AS   POOR  RESPONSE  FROM  SAGE  
MANY  SCHOOLS  COULD  NOT   TEAMS.  LACK  OF  INTEREST  IN  THE  
3   FCT  SAGE  COMPETITION   NGO  UNIT  (JSS)   PARTICIPATE.   PROGRAMME  BY  SCHOOL  HEADS   NEED  FOR  MORE  SENSITISATION  
FULL  ATTENDANCE  AND  
PARTICIPATION.  GOOD  SUPPORT  
RE-­‐  COMMISSIONING  OF  THE  CHINESE  CENTRE  AT   FROM  THE  BOARD  &  CHINESE   ENCOURAGE  EFFECTIVE  
4   JSS  II   NGO  UNIT  (JSS)   EMBASSY       UTILISATION  OF  THE  CENTRE  

FCT  UBEB  SCHOL  CAME  2ND   GIVE  MORE  SUPPORT  TO  THE  
5   NATIONAL  SAGE  COMPETITION  AT  ENUGU   NGO  UNIT  (JSS)   NATIONALLY       TEAM  

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 THE  BOARD  WAS  ABLY  REPRESENTED  
BY  JSS  JIKWOYI.  GLOBALNETWORKING  
AMONG  THE  SCHOOLS.  MANY   NEED  TO  LOOK  INTO  MULTIMEDIA  
AWARDS  WON  BY  THE  JIKWOYI  TEAM.   EFFECT  OF  THE  TEAM.  NO  NEW   GIVE  MORE  SUPPORT  TO  THE  
6   SAGE  WORLD  CUP  IN  BRAZIL   NGO  UNIT  (JSS)   MORE  EXPERIENCE  GAINED   UNIFORM  FOR  THE  TEAM   TEAM  

EXCELLENT  ATTENDANCE.    OFFICERS  

WERE  TAUGHT  ON  THE  WORKINGS  OF   FUNDS  SHOULD  BE  RELEASED  
7   SAGE  WORKSHOP  FOR  ADVISORS  AND  PRINCIPALS   NGO  UNIT  (JSS)   THE  SAGE  PROBLEMS   DELAY  IN  THE  RELEASE  OF  FUNDS   ON  TIME  

BM  1'S  OFFICE  (EXAM)  

VEHICLES  TO  APPROPRIATE  THE  
WORK  
RESUMPTION  MONITORING  1ST  TERM  
EXAMINATION:  MONITORING  
UNIFORM  TIME  TABLE  IN  THE  ONE  
HUNDRED  AND  THREE  JUNIOR  
SCHOOL  SERVICES   SECONDARY  SCHOOLS  IN  THE  FCT.  
(BOARD  MEMBER  1   2ND  TERM  EXAMINATION  
OFFICE).  EXAMINATION   MONITORING  UNIFORM  TIME  TABLE  
    EXAMINATION   SECTION   SAME  AS  ABOVE      
PREPARATION  FOR  JSS/PRY  TRAINERS  
WORKSHOP  ON  UNIFORM  STANDARD  
FOR  CONTINUOUS  ASSESSMENT  
CONTINUOUS   SCORES  FOR  ALL  THE  FCT  SCHOOLS  IN  
        ASSESSMENT  SCORES   ABUJA   **      
EXAMINATION  
SUGGESTIONS  TO  IMPROVE  THE  
STANDARD  OF  EDUCATION  IN  OUR  
FCT  J.S.  SCHOOLS  HAS  BEEN  
APPROVED  BY  THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  
        UBE  BOARD          

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 UNITY  SCHOOL  
COMMON  ENTRANCE   COMMON  ENTRANCE  INTO  UNITY  
SCHOOLS  WAS  MONITORED  
SUCCESSFULLY  IN  ALL  THE  SIX  AREA  
COUNCILS.  THERE  IS  THE  ON-­‐LINE    
REGISTRATION  OF  THE  JSCE  STUDENT  
IN  ORDER  TO  JOIN  THE  GLOBAL  
        WORLD          
BM  1'S  OFFICE  (FRENCH)  
LACK  OF  FUNDS   FUNDS  SHOULD  BE  ALLOCATED  
LEARNING  COMMUNICATIVE  METHOD  
    FRENCH  PEDAGOGICAL  WORKSHOP   FRENCH  LANGUAGE   S  IN  PRACTICE  
MONTHLY  MEETINGS   FRENCH  LANGUAGE   GENERAL  DISCUSSIONS  ON  FRENCH  
MATTERS  AS  THEY  AFFECT  TEACHING   FUNDS  SHOULD  BE  RELEASED  
OF  FRENCH  LANGUAGE   LACK  OF  FUNDS  AND  POOR   AND  FRENCH  TEACHERS  SHOULD  
    ATTENDANCE   BE  ALLOWED  TO  ATTEND.  
LEARNING  COMMUNICATIVE  
    FRENCH  WORKSHOP   FRENCH  LANGUAGE   METHODS   LACK  OF  FUNDS   FUNDS  SHOULD  BE  ASSIGNED  
CO-­‐CURRICULAR  UNIT,  BM  1  OFFICE  
            2010          
1.  SCHOOLS  INTER-­‐  HOUSE  SPORTS  
COMPETITION.  THE  UNIT   NEED  FOR  THE  BM  1  OFFICE  BE  
REPRESENTED  THE  BOARD  AT   PROVIDED  WITH  A  VEHICLE  TO  
CO-­‐CURRICULAR  UNIT   VARIOUS  SCHOOLS  THAT  ORGANISED   FACILITATE  THE  EXECUTION  OF  IT'S   THE  UNIT  BE  PROVIDED  WITH  A  
        BM  1  OFFICE   THE  COMPETITION.     ACTIVITIES   VEHICLE  AND  MORE  STAFF  
MORE  STAFF  BE  POSTED  TO  THE  
UNIT  
2.  SPECIAL  DAY  CELEBRATION  .  THE  
UNIT  WAS  INVOLVED  IN  THE  
SELECTION  OF  PUPILS  AND  STUDENTS  
WHO  PARTICIPATED  IN  THE  
            CHILDREN'S  DAY  ACTIVITIES  ETC      

3.  CALISTHENICSPROGRAMME.  THE  
UNIT  CO-­‐ORDINATED  THE  
PARTICIPATION  OF  7  JSS  AND  1  PRY  
SCHOOL  FOR  THE  CALISTHENIC  
ACTIVITIES  TOWARDS  NIG  AT  50  
            PROGRAMME.          

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 ANNUAL  REPORT  ON  THE  ACTIVITIES  OF  THE  SERVICOM  IN  THE  FCT  UNIVERSAL  BASIC  EDUCATION  BOARD  LEAs,  DECEMBER2010  

STRUCTURE  OF  THE  

    INTRODUCTION   SERVICOM  UNIT   ACTIVITIES  CARRIED  OUT   ALMOST      

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 FCT  UBEB  IS  ONE  OF  THE  PARASTALS  IN  FCTA  IN   SERVICOM  DESK:  -­‐CO   HELD  A  BRIEF  MEETING  WITH  THE   ALMOST  ALL  THE  LEAs  COMPLAINED  
CHARGE  OF  ECC  CENTRES,  PUBLIC  PRIMARY  &   ORDINATE  THE   FOCAL  OFFICERS  AT  THE  LEAs  ON  THE   OF  LACK  OF  OFFICIAL  VEHICLE  TO  GO  
JUNIOR  SECONDARY  SCHOOLS.  TO  ENSURE   OPERATION  OF  THE   PROGRESS  MADE  SO  FAR  FOR   ROUND  THE  SCHOOLS.      LACK  OF  
EFFICIENT  SERVICE  DELIVERY,  THE  BOARD   BOARD'S  SERVICOM   EFFICIENT  SERVICE  DELIVERY.  -­‐  THE   OFFICE  ACCOMODATION  FOR  
SERVICOM  OFFERS  NAMELY:  A.  NODAL  OFFICER.  B.   CHARTER.  MONITORS   SERVICE  IMPROVEMENT  OFFICER   SERVICOM  UNIT  BOTH  AT  THE  
SERVICE  IMPROVEMENT  DESK  OFFICER.  C  CITIZEN   AND  REPORTS  PROGRESS   PARTICIPATED  IN  THE  JUST   BOARD  AND  LEAs.  
RELATION  DESK  OFFICER.    MORE  SO,  AT  LEAs  THER   AND  PERFORMANCE   CONCLUDED  FCT  STRATEGIC  
EXIST:  A  FOCAL  OFFICER.  B.  CUSTOMER  RELATION   UNDER  SERVICOM   EDUCATION  SECTOR  PLAN.  -­‐  CITIZEN  
OFFICER.  IN  OTHER  TO  HAVE  A  SMOOTH  AND   OBLIGATION  -­‐  ATTEND   RELATION  OFFICER  PARTICIPATED  IN  
EFFICIENT  FUNCTIONING  OF  SERVICE  AS  WELL  AS   ALL  SERVICOM   THE  MONITORING  OF  JSSE  IN  ALL  THE  
PERIODIC  PUBLICATION  OF  FEEDBACK  ON  SERVICE   MEETINGS  AND   SCHOOL.  -­‐  ALL  THE  PRIMARY  SCHOOLS  
DELIVERY.  FURTHERMORE,  THE  SERVICOM  OFFICERS   CONFERENCES.  -­‐  LIAISES   HAVE  BEEN  SENSITISED  BY  THE  
AT  THE  BOARD  MANDATED  THE  SERVICOM   WITH  OTHERAGENCIES   SERVICOM  OFFICERS  AT  THE  LEAs  AND  
OFFICERS  AT  LEAs  TO  SENSITISE  THE  SCHOOLS  AND   FOR  IMPROVEMENT  OF   THE  LIST  OF  DESK  OFFICERS  AT  
APPOINT  A  DESK  OFFICER  AT  SCHOOL  LEVEL  WHO   SERVICEE  DELIVERY   SCHOOL  LEVELS  HAVE  BEEN  
WILL  COORDINATE  SERVICOM  ACTIVITIES  IN   SUBMITTED  TO  THE  BOARD  SERVICOM  
SCHOOLS.   DESK.  -­‐  IN  LEA  MUNICIPAL,  THE  
SERVICOM  UNIT  COORDINATE  THE  
MDG  WORKSHOP  AND  425  TEACHERS  
WERE  IN  ATTENDANCE.  ALSO,  SOME  
SCHOOLS  HAVE  DIRECTIONAL  SIGN  
AND  LAND  SCAPE  SUCH  AS  NYANYA  II,  
GWARINPA  ESTATE  etc  BY  SERVICOM  
UNIT.  MORE  SO  SUGGESTION  /  
COMPLAINT  BOXES  HAVE  BEEN  
PRODUCED.  THE  FOCAL  OFFICER  AT  
THE  LEA  MUNICIPAL  WENT  FOR  
INSPECTION  OF  SCHOOLS  ON  THEIR  
RESUMPTION.  -­‐  AT  LEA  BWARI,  THE  
SERVICOM  OFFICERS  SENSITIZED  THE  
LEA  STAFF  AND  THAT  OF  THE  AREA  
OFFICER.  ALSO,  THE  UNIT  MOBILISED  
PRS  SECTION  TO  MAKE  
ORGANISATIONAL  CHART  AND  
MONITOR  THE  OPEN  REGISTRY  AND  
PSS  TO  ENSURE  EFFECTIVENESS  AND  
PROMPT  RESPONSE  TO  THE  FILES  AND  
SUPERVISION  OF  SCHOOLS.    -­‐  AT  LEA  
ABAJI,  THE  FOCAL  OFFICER  
CONDUCTED  DEPARTMENTAL  
w   CHECKING/SUPERVISION  TO  ENSURE      

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 QUALITY  SERVICE  DELIVERY  AND  
INSPECTION  OF  SCHOOLS  WITH  THE  
SCHOOL  DESK  OFFICERS.    -­‐  AT  LEA  
KWAIL,SENSITIZATION  AND  
SUPERVISION  OF  SCHOOLS  FOR  
EFFICIENT  SERVICE  DELIVERY  WAS  
CARRIED  OUT.  

            PARENT  TEACHERS'  ASSOCIATION          

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 ACHIEVEMENT/  
ACTIVITIES  CARRIED  OUT  
    INTRODUCTION   IN  2010   CONSTRAINTS  AND  CHALLENGES   RECOMMENDATIONS      
PTA  DESK  (BOARD  MEMBER  1)  ADVISE  JSS  PTA  ON   ATTEND  JSS  PTA   TRANSPORTATION  TO  ATTEND   ADEQUATE  TRANSPORTATION  
THE  AMOUNT  OF  PTA  LEVYAND  SPECIAL  PROJECT  TO   MEETINGS.  ACQUAINTS   SCHOOLS  PTA  MEETINGS.  NON   SHOULD  BE  PROVIDED  OR  MEANS  OF  
BE  COLLECTED   THE  JSS  PTA  OF  THE   PAYMENT  OF  NPTA  BY  SOME   TRANSPORTATION  TO  ATTEND  JSS  
BOARD  AND  NATIONAL   SCHOOLS,  ESPECIALLY  THOSE  IN  THE   PTA  MEETINGS  BY  THE  BOARD  
PTA  STAND  ON  SPECIAL   RURAL  AREAS   REPRESENTATIVE.        RURAL  AREAS  
PROJECT  CHARGES  ON   SCHOOLS  SHOULD  BE  REDUCED  TO  
THE  STUDENTS  OR   THE  MINIMUN,  OR  AT  NO  COST  ALL.  
PARENTS.  COLLECTION   THIS  WILL  MOTIVATE  THE  PARENTS  
OF  PTA  LEVY  FROM  THE   TO  RELEASE  THEIR  CHILDREN  TO  GO  
JSS  PRINCIPAL  FOR  THE   TO  SCHOOL.  
NATIONAL  PTA.  GIVING  
APPROVAL  ON  BEHALF  
OF  THE  NATIONAL  PTA  
CHAIRMAN  TO  THE  
SCHOOLS,  ON  REQUEST  
FOR  COLLECTION  OF  
SPECIAL  CHARGES  
       
 

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ACTIVITIES  CARRIED  OUT  IN  SCHOOL  SERVICES  DEPARTMENT  IN  2010  

 
INTRODUCTION  FUNCTIONS   ACTIVITIES   STRUCTURE   ACHIEVEMENTS   CONSTRANTS/   REMARK  

CHALLENGES  

Schools  Services  Department  is   Represented   Schools  Services   -­‐  the  Department  has   -­‐  Inadequate  vehicles  to  monitor    
one  of  the  Departments  in  the   the  Board  at  a   Department  has   effectively  monitored   the  Schools  
Board  that  over  sees  the  general   one  day   four  Section   the  use  of  all  
administration  of  curriculum  and   sensitization   namely:   instructional   -­‐  Inadequate  teaching  staff  in  the  
following  subject  Area;  creative  
Extra  Curriculum  activities  in  FCT   workshop  on   materials  distributed  
-­‐  Curriculum   Arts,  Agricultural  Science,  Religion  
Primary  Schools.   the  activities  of   to  schools,  thereby  
Teachers   Development   enhancing  quality   studies,  Home  Economics,  
The  Department  functions  in  the   Guidance  and  counseling,  Science,  
investigation   -­‐    Special  Needs   teaching  and  learning  
following  capacity;  -­‐  Ensure   Mathematics,  English  etc.  
panel  (TIIP),   Education   in  FCT  Schools  
effective  and  prompt  use  of  all   organized  for  
instructional  material  distributed   -­‐  Support   -­‐  A  total  of  6496  
school  heads  
to  schools.   Services   teachers  were  
and  stake  
holders  in   trained  in  various  
-­‐  It  ensures  prompt   -­‐  Nomadic   aspects  of  9-­‐  years  
implementation  of  9-­‐year  Basic   Education  by  
Education   Basic  Education  
Education  Curriculum  in  FCT   TIP  FCT,  in  
conjunction   Curriculum,  and  437  
Schools.  
Head  teachers  were  
with  Education  
-­‐Coordinates  all  internal  and   also  trained  in  
Secretaries.  
External  Seminals  and  Training   various  areas  which  
in  turn  improved  

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workshops  as  may  be  directed  by   their  productivity.  
the  Board  
-­‐  Routine  monitoring  
-­‐Monitors  all  the  primary  Schools   Exercise  for  the  
as  per  teaching  and  learning  for   Department  was  
both  teaching  and  non  teaching   carried  out  in  116  
staff.   Schools.    During  the  
exercise  lapses  
observed  in  some  
Schools  visited  were  
corrected  

-­‐  Mobil/STAN  
National  Science  fair  
and  Quiz  competition  
was  organized  by  
STAN  in  August  2010,  
AND  PUPILS  FROM  
SPS  Bwari  came  1st  in  
project  Exhibition  
and  LEA  Byazhin  
came  1st  in  
mathematics-­‐At  FCT  
level,  Agency  for  
Science  and  Tech  
organized  Science  
Fair  Competition  in  
October  2010,  and  
SPS  Bwari  came  1st  

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 Kubwa  II  Model  2nd  
while  SPS  G/lada  3rd  
position  respectively.  

-­‐  Staff  in  the  

Department  
attended  various  
Seminars  and  
workshops  to  boast  
their  performances.  

  Presented  a          
lead  paper  on  
the  topic  
“Factors  
influence  the  
choice  of  
career”  during  
the  career  day  
of  JSS  life  camp  

  Organized          
interactive  
session  on  the  
“institutionaliza
tion  of  
Guidance  and  
Counseling  
Services”  for  
counselors  in  

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 the  JSS.  

  Carried  our  3rd          

term  
2009/2010  
routing  
monitoring  
exercise  on  24  
primary  and  7  
JSS  under  Abaji,  
with  officials  
from  UBEC.  

  Represented          
the  Board  in  a  
standing  
committee  on  
“Teachers”  and  
Sundry  Awards,  
set  up  by  the  
Education  
secretariat.    
The  committee  
is  charged  with  
the  
responsibility  of  
selecting  the  
best  teacher,  
Administrators  

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 and  Schools  at  
the  primary  
Secondary  and  
JSS  in  FCT.    
After  extensive  
screenings  that  
took  place  at  
the  school,  
zonal  and  
state/FCT  
levels,  nine  
nominees  were  
selected  and  
their  names  
sent  to  the  
Federal  
Ministry  of  
Education.    Out  
of  this  number,  
6  emerged  
victorious  and  
were  honored  
during  the  
world  Teachers  
day  celebration  
held  on  the  5th    
of  October,  
2010  in  Abuja  

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   Attended  a          
capacity  
building  
workshop  on  
Guidance  and  
Counseling  
services  in  
schools,  
organized  by  
UNICEF  at  
Sokoto  Hotel,  
Sokoto  State.  

  Served  as          
secretary  in  the  
committee  on  
the  
establishment  
of  JSS  at  Dafara,  
in  Kuje  Area  
Council.  

  Served  in  the          

committee  on  
the  
establishment  
of  a  JSS  at  Alu,  
in  Abaji  Area  
Council.  

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   Carried  out  a          
follow-­‐up  on  
the  3rd  term  
2009/2010  
routine  
monitoring  in  7  
UBE  schools  in  
collaboration  
with  officials  
from  UBEC.  

  Presently          
st
carrying  out  1  
term  
2010/2011  
routine  
monitoring  of  
33  UBE  schools  
in  the  6  LEA’s  in  
conjunction  
with  officials  
from  UBEC.  

   

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1. SPECIAL  EDUCATION  SECTION:  

 
(a).    GUIDANCE  AND  COUNSELLING  UNIT.  

(b).      SPECIAL  EDUCATION.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1.   Represented  the  Board  at  a  one  day  sensitization  workshop  on   18th  February,  2010  
the  activities  of  Teachers  investigation  panel  (TIIP),  organized  for  
school  heads  and  stake  holders  in  Education  by  TIP  FCT,  in  
conjunction  with  Education  Secretaries.  

2.   Presented  a  lead  paper  on  the  topic  “Factors  influence  the  choice   25th  May,  2010  
of  career”  during  the  career  day  of  JSS  Life  Camp.  

3.   Organized  interactive  session  on  the  “institutionalization  of   1st  July,  2010  
Guidance  and  Counseling  Services”  for  counselors  in  the  JSS.  

4.   Carried  out  3rd  term  2009/2010  routine  monitoring  exercise  on   5th  –  20th  July,  2010  
24  primary  and  7  JSS  under  Abaji,  with  officials  from  UBEC.  

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 5.   Represented  the  Board  in  a  standing  committee  on  “Teachers”   September,  2010  
and  Sundry  Awards,  set  up  by  the  Education  Secretariat.    The  
committee  is  charged  with  the  responsibility  of  electing  the  best  
teacher,  Administrators  and  Schools  at  the  primary,  Secondary  
and  JSS  in  FCT.    After  extensive  screenings  that  took  place  at  the  
school,  zonal  and  state/FCT  levels,  nine  nominees  were  selected  
and  their  names  sent  to  the  Federal  Ministry  of  Education.    Out  
of  this  number,  6  emerged  victorious  and  were  honored  during  
the  World  Teachers  Day  celebration  held  on  the  5th  of  October,  
2010  in  Abuja.  

6.   Attended  a  capacity  building  workshop  on  Guidance  and   23rd  -­‐23rd  

Counseling  services  in  schools,  organized  by  UNICEF  at  Sokoto   September,2010  
Hotel,  Sokoto  State.  

7.   Served  as  secretary  in  the  committee  on  the  establishment  of  a   25th  October,  2010  
JSS  at  Dafara,  in  Kuje  Area  Council.  

8.   Served  in  the  committee  on  the  establishment  of  a  JSS  at  Alu,  in   27th  October,  2010  
Abaji  Area  Council.  

9.   Carried  out  a  follow  –  up  on  the  3rd  term  2009/2010  routine   9th  –  13th  November,  
monitoring  in  7  UBE  schools  in  collaboration  with  officials  from   2010  
UBEC.  

10.   Presently  carrying  out  1st  term  2010/2011  routine  monitoring  of   22nd  Nov  –  5th  
33  UBE  schools  in  the  6  LEA’s  in  conjunction  with  officials  from   December,  2010  
UBEC.  

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(b).   SPECIAL  EDUCATION  UNIT  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1.   Trained  120  regular  teachers  on  inclusive  Education.   January  –  February,  

2010  

2.   Trained  the  teaching  and  non-­‐teaching  staff  in  the  Special  Schools    
on  modern  methods/techniques  of  educating  children  with  Special  
Needs.  83  were  trained.   March,  2010  

3.   Monitoring  of  teaching  and  learning  out  comes  in  the  Special   March  –  April,  2010  
Schools.  

4.   Identification  of  children  with  Special  Needs  in  the  regular  schools.   May  –  June,  2010  

5.   Monitoring  of  utilization  of  2008  intervention  fund  for  children    

with  Special  Needs.  
July,  2010  

6.   Produced  and  distributed  to  the  entire  FCT  Basic  Schools  checklist    
for  the  identification  and  management  of  children  with  special  
August,  2010  

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 schools  in  the  regular  classroom.  

7.   Nominated  and  sponsored  four  teachers  on  an  international    

workshop  at  Federal  College  of  Education  (special)  Oyo.  
September,  2010  

8.   Represented  the  Board  at  FCT  standing  Committee  on  the    

prevention  of  Blindness  in  the  FCT.  
October,  2010  

9.   Further  identification  of  children  with  learning  difficulties.    

October,  2010  

10.   Participated  in  Disability  Right  Committee  meeting   November,  2010  

11.   Monitored  the  relocation  of  the  female  pupils  of  Abuja  School  for    
the  Deaf  ,  Kuje  to  their  permanent  dormitory  
November,  2010  

12.   Monitored  teaching  and  learning  at  special  class,  model  Primary   November,  2010.  
School,  Garki  II.  

13.   Monitored  the  state  of  infrastructure,  teaching/learning  at  Abuja    

School  for  the  Handicapped  with  chairman,  secretary  and  some  
November,  2010  
staff  of  PPPM  Division  

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2.   CURRICULUM  DEVELOPMENT  SECTION:  

 
(a).   EXAMINATION  UNIT.  

(b).   ART  AND  HUMANITIES  UNIT.  

(c).   SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  UNIT.  

(d).   C.R.K  UNIT.  

(e).   I.R.K  UNIT.  

(f).   CULTURAL  AND  CREATIVE  ARTS  UNIT.  

(g).   SPORT  UNIT.  

(h).   LIBRARY  UNIT.  

(a).   EXAMINATION  UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1   Monitoring  of  JSCE  Examination.   May,  2010  

2   Placement  of  Primary  six  pupils  to  JSS  1.   May  –  June,  2010  

3   Monitoring  of  National  Common  Entrance   28th  August,  2010  

Examination.  

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 4   Monitoring  NTI/MDG  teachers  retraining   September,  2010.  
workshop.  1,811  were  trained.  

5.   Advocacy/sensitization  visit  to  the  six  LEA’s  on   2nd  –  9th  November,  2010  
Gender  mainstreaming    

(b).     ART  AND  HUMANITIES  UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1.   Illustration  workshop  organized  for  selected    

primary  school  in  AMAC  LEA  by  the  Embassy  of  
January,  2010.  
Spain.  

2.   Drawing  competition  organized  for  selected   June,  2010.  

primary  schools  in  AMAC  by  Korea  Embassy  
Cultural  Arts.  

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 (c).   SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1.   Federal  Ministry  of  Education  in  conjunction  with  FCT  UBEB  (Science  &  Tech.  Unit)  organized    
and  participated  in  the  2010  Commonwealth  Day  Celebration  with  the  Theme  ‘Science,  
 
Technology  and  Society’.  
8th  Feb  –  8th  March,  2010  

2.   Pre-­‐Junior  Engineers,  Technicians  and  Scientists  (JETS)  National  States  Coordinators,  Science   18th  –  24th  March,  2010.  
and  Mathematics  teachers’  workshop  organize  by  JETS  National  held  at  Lokoja,  Kogi  state.  

3.   Training  of  12  Science  Teachers  on  subjects  panel  workshop  organize  by  STAN  to  update   16th  April  –  1st  May,  2010  
teachers  on  the  current  trends  in  teaching  Mathematics  and  Basic  Science  held  at  Taraba,  Kogi,  
Ogun,  Nasarawa  States  respectively.  

4.   FCT  EBEB  pre-­‐project  exhibition  which  aim  is  to  promote  science  and  technology  and  the   6th  May,  2010.  
culture  of  “Catch  Them  Young”  in  FCT  Schools  organized  by  the  Science  and  Technology  unit  
held  at  JSS  Garki.  

5.   FCT  UBEB  schools  on  invitation  participated  in  the  Science  fair  organized  by  the  management  of   24th  –  27th  May,  2010.  
NTA/GTV  Tag-­‐Expo  2010  with  the  National  Theme:  “Science  and  Technology  education  as  a  
Basic  for  National  transformation.”  

6.   Science  and  Technology  unit  of  FCT  UBEB  organized  schools  Zonal  Mathematics  and  Basic   3rd  –  5  June,  2010.  
competition  held  in  the  six  Area  Councils,  for  talents  hunt  of  young  scientists  from  the  
grassroots.  

7.   The  FCT  Minister  honoured  4  students  and  3  officials  from  FCT  UBEB  for  their  outstanding   16th  June,  2010  

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 performance  at  the  International  Exhibition  of  young  inventors  at  Taiwan  2008,  as  Best  
invention  country.    He  awarded  scholarship  to  students,  and  promotion  for  officials.  

8   Distribution  of  Special  package  of  science  equipment,  supplied  by  the    Federal  Government   5th  August,  2010  
through  UBEC  to  FCT  UBEB  for  7  schools  

9.   Mobil/STAN  National  Science  fair  and  Quiz  Competition  organized  by  STAN,  FCT  UBEB  on   23rd  –  28th  August,  2010  
invitation  participated  actively  with  SPS  Bwari  emerging  1st  position  in  the  project  exhibition  
(Primary  category)  and  LEA  Byazhin  came  1st  position  in  Mathematics  written  (Primary  
category).  

10.   Training  workshop  of  5  Science  teachers  on  the  methodology  of  teaching  Mathematics,   29th  August,  2010  
organized  by  Mathematics  Association  of  Nigeria  (MAN)  held  at  Lafia  Nasarawa.  

11.   Monitoring  of  Basic  Science  and  technology,  equipments  distributed  to  31  JSS  and  37  primary   13th  –  17th  September,  2010  
schools  across  the  six  Area  Council,  

12.   NTA  with  FCT  UBEB  (Science  and  Tec.  Unit)  made  an  on  the  spot  assessment  of  Laboratory  and    
Science  equipment  in  some  FCT  schools.  
4th  –  6th  October,  2010  

13.   FCT  Agency  for  Science  and  Tech.  in  collaboration  with  FCTA  Education  Dept,  organized  FCT    
Science  Fair  Competition,  FCT  UBEB  schools  on  invitation,  participated  actively  with  JSS  Zuba  
 
emerging  1st,    Pyakasa  2nd  and  JSS  Orozo  3rd  for  JSS  category  while  SPS  Bwari  1st  position,  Kubwa  
II  model  2nd  and  SPS  G/Lada  3rd  position  respectively   20th  –  22nd  October,  2010  

14.   Distribution  of  Basic  Science  and  Technology  equipment  supplied  to  FCT  UBEB,  for  FCT  schools.    
44  Basic  Science  equipments  and  18  Technology  equipments.  
10th  Sept  –  Till  date  

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(d).     C.R.K  UNIT  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1.   Communicating  with  LEA  Secretaries  on  CRK   January  –  June,  2010  

teachers  and  supervisor/inspectors  problems.  

2.   Writing  circulars  to  LEAs  secretaries  concerning   January  –  June,  2010  

conference,  workshop,  meeting  of  CRK  teachers.  

3.   Monitoring  of  CRK  teachers  activities  in  the  schools.   Feb-­‐March,  2010  

4.   Communicating  with  the  CRK  inspectors/supervisors   March,  2010  

in  the  LEAs  concerning  Annual  National  Association  
of  Christian  Religious  Educators  of  Nigeria  (NACREN)  
workshop/conference.    

5.   Attending  annual  conference  at  Ilorin  together  with   6th  –  10th  April,  2010.  
6  teachers.  Sponsored  by  the  board.  

6.   Advocacy/sensitization  visit  to  the  six  LEA’s  on   2nd  –  9th  November,  2010  
coender  mainstreaming.  

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 (e).  IRK    UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIE   DATE  

1.   Monitoring  of  IRK  teachers  activities  in  school.   January  –  March,  2010  

2   Liasing  with  the  LEA  secretaries  on  IRK  teacher  and  supervisor/inspectors  problems.   March,  2010  

3.   Attended  workshops  and  meeting  concerning  IRK  within  Abuja  and  Sokoto.   June,  2010.  

4.   Communicating  with  the  LEA  IRK  inspectors  concerning  National  Association  of  IRK  Education    

Annual  Conference  workshops  and  meeting  concerning  IRK  activities  generally  for  

improvement  of  IRK.    

     

4.   Writing  circulars  to  LEAs  secretaries  concerning  conference,  workshop,  meeting  of  CRK   June,  2010  

teachers.  

6.   Attended  Quranic/Islamic  Quiz  competitions  at  central  mosque,  Abuja.   12th  –  18th  August,  2010    

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(f).   CULTURAL  AND  CREATIVE  ARTS  UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1.   Republic  of  Korea  Arts  Exhibitions  and  Competition  to  mark  their    
30th  Anniversary  relationship  with  Federal  Republic  of  Nigeria.    20  
29th  June,  2010  
primary  schools  were  selected  with  200  drawing  submissions.    The  
first-­‐Tenth  positions  went  to  public  schools.  

2.   Adolescent  Care  Support  and  Empowerment  Initiative  (ACSEI)  An    

NGO,  orgaised  Arts  competitions  and  Exhibition  Amongst  Youths  in  
marking  Nigeria  50th  Independence  anniversary.    Theme  
“Rebranding  Nigeria  and  showcasing  potentials  of  the  Nigerian  
child/youths  between  the  ages  of  10  and  24.      

2.   Esprel  Global  Entertainment  Organisation  has  requested  for  the    

Attendance  of  primary  and  Junior  Secondary  Schools  in  FCT  to  the  
Children  Educative  Fun  Fair  to  commemorate  Nigeria  50  years   24th  –  25th  September,  
2010.  
independence  anniversary.    

3.   Federal  Ministry  of  Tourism,  Culture  and  National  Orientation    

(National  Gallery  of  Art)  invited  our  pupils/youths  for  the  3rd  
19th  October,  2010.  

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 National  Visual  Art  Competition.  

4.   UNESCO.    World  Heritage  Education  Programme  patrimonito   2010  -­‐2011  

International  Storyboard  Competition  

(g).  SPORTS  UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIE   DATE  

1   School  inter-­‐house  sport  competition.   Jan-­‐March,  2010  

2   Emerge  game  2009.   June,  2010  

3   Training  of  management  staff  of  UBE  Board  on   July,  2010  
Family  Life  HIV  Education  (FLHE)  curriculum.  

4.   Evaluation  of  sports  and  Health  activities   August,  2010.  

(h).  LIBRARY  UNIT  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1   Binding  serials  acquired  by  the  unit  from  January  2006  to   January,  2010  
December,  2008.  

2   Acquisition  of  serials  of  different  titles  January  2010  to  date.   January  to  date  

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 3   Indexing  of  newspaper  of  different  titles  fro  January  –   January  –  March,  2010  
December,  2009  

4   Coordinated  Early  Reading  Initiatives  for  librarians  and   10th  –  14th  May,  2010.  
primary  1-­‐4  English  teachers  in  our  public  schools.  

5   Carried  out  in  house  training  in  20  selected  schools  of  both   June  –  July,  2010  
Gwagwalada  and  Kwali  LEA.  

6   Coordinated  the  participation  of  pupils  and  students  of  some   July,  2010.  
selected  school  in  a  read  campaign  programme  organize  by  
the  NLA.  

3. NOMADIC  EDUCATION  SECTION:  

 

(a).   NOMADIC  UNIT  

(b).   HIV/AIDS.  

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 (a).     NOMADIC  UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1   Meeting  of  the  ministerial  committee  on  the  Flight  of  Norucds,  Nomadic  Education   24th  January,  2010  
and  the  FCT  grazing  reserves.    
3rd  February,  2010  

24th  February,  2010  

2   Visitation  of  the  committee  to  Paikon-­‐Koro  grazing  reserves  in  Gwagwalada  Area   10th  February,  2010.  
Council.  

3   Visitation  to  Kawu  Grazing  Reserve  in  Bwari  Area  Council.   11th  February,  2010  

4   Visitation  to  Rubochi-­‐Kwaku  grazing  reserves  in  Kuje  Area  Council.   3rd  March,  2010.  

5   Visitation  to  Wasa,  Karshi  grazing  reserves  in  AMAC.   4th  March,  2010.  

6   Commissioning  of  Dr.  Jessy  Gwandi  project  in  Nomadic  primary  school,  Lugbe.   23rd  June,  2010.  

7   Relocation  of  Nomadic  primary  school,  City  Gate  to  Junior  Secondary  School,   2010.  
Durumi.  

8.   Visit  to  Nomadic  Community  on  establishment  of  Nomadic  primary  school,  Kwaita   2nd  November,  2010  
Tsohon.  

9.   Meeting  with  stakeholders  of  Nomadic  Education.   8th  –  16th  November,  2010  

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 (b).  HIV/AIDS  UNIT  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE  

1   FME/UNICEF  coordinating  meeting  with  SOME/SUBEB   11th  –  15th  January,  2010.  

HIV/AIDS  Desk  officers  in  Access  Hotel,  Kaduna  

2   Monitoring  of  10  days  step  down  training  on  FLHE  at  JSS   June,  2010.  
Durumi.  

     

3.   Rapid  assessment  of  OVC  in  primary  and  Secondary  schools   8th  –  11th  June,  2010  
in  AMAC  by  Family  Health  International  in  collaboration  
with  Global  HIV/AIDs  Initiative  Nigeria    

4.   Follow  up  to  ascertain  the  implementation  of  FLHE   5th  12  July,  2010.  
curriculum  in  18  JSS.  

5.   NIEPA/UNICEF  study  on  teachers  Education  preparation  in   15th  –  14th  July,  2010.  
Response  to  HIV/AIDS  Education  and  Emerging  health  
issues.  

4   Stakeholders  meeting  on  GOAL  PROJECT  at  Crystal  Hotel,   15th  September,  2010.  
Abuja.  

7.   Seminar  oh  Healthy  Living  for  staff  UBEB,  H/Q  by  Edmark   6th  October,  2010  
International.    

9.   Peer  education  training  for  Junior  Secondary  School   19th  –  20th  October,  2010  

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 students.  

8.   Monitoring  FCHE  training  at  JSS  Jabi.   27th  –  8th  October,  2010  

4. SUPPORT  SERVICES:  
(a).   TRAINING  UNIT.  

(b).   PRIVATE  PARTNERSHIP  UNIT  

 
(a).   TRAINING  UNIT  

S/NO   ACTIVITIES   DATE   NUMBER  TRAINED  

1.   ECCDE  care  givers.   1st  –  6th  March,  2010   156  

2.   ECCDE  Headteachers   8th  –  13th  March,  2010   52  

3.   Primary  Schools  Teachers   11th    –  13th  March,  2010   1,968  

4.   Primary  school  head  teachers   8th  –  10th  March,  2010   175  

5.   Junior  Secondary  School  teachers   1st  –  3rd  March,  2010.   1,250  

6.   Junior  Secondary  school  principals  and  V.Ps.   4th  –  6th  March,  2010   150  

7.   3rd  and  4th  Quarter  2008  training      

8.   ECCDE  care  givers.   19th  –  21st  April,  2010   104  

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9.   ECCDE  head  teachers   26th  –  28th  April,  2010.   104  

10.   Primary  school  teachers   19th  -­‐21st  April,  2010   1,482  

11.   Primary  school  Head  teachers.   3rd  –  12th  April,  2010   106  

12.   Junior  Secondary  school  teachers   10th    –  12th  April,  2010   572  

13.   Junior  Secondary  school  principal  and  V.Ps.   3rd  –  12th  April,  2010.   79  

14.   Gaining  mastery  of  teaching  some  difficult   2nd  –  5th  August,  2010   892  
concepts  in  English  language  and  
Mathematics  organized  by  ERC.    

15.   MDGs/NTI  teachers  Re-­‐training  programme   2nd  –  8th  September,  2010.   1,842  
on  the  four  core  subjects.  

(b).   PRIVATE  PARTNERSHIP  UNIT.  

S/NO   ACTIVITY   DATE  

1.   Environmental  awareness  campaign  to  all  the  schools  in  the    

FCT.    By  Global  Network  on  Environmental  Awareness  and  
 
Protection  Initiatives  (GNEAPI)  a  non  governmental  
dedicated  to  Environment  protection  and  awareness.   June  –  July,  2010  

2.   Seminar/workshop  entitled.  “The  role  of  teachers  in    

Environmental  management  in  Nigeria’,  organized  for  

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 teachers  and  school  heads  of  both  private  and  public    
primary  schools.    By  an  NGO  “Association  for  Waste  
 
Recovery  and  Renewable  Energy.”  
 

August,  2010  

3.   Seminar  on  Guideline  for  the  Establishment  of  SBMC  at    

Hamdala  Hotel.  Kaduna.  
October,  2010.  

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