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Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has launched an immediate investigation into the activities of the Universal Basic Education Board, FCT UBEB due to dissatisfaction with its management.
Wike made this announcement during a visit from Dr Hamid Boboyi, Executive Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, in Abuja on Thursday.
The minister expressed concerns about the lack of comprehensive briefings on the board’s activities and the need for transparency.
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He emphasised the importance of renovating schools, stating, “You cannot talk about quality education when the schools are in bad shape.”
Wike also highlighted the issue of qualified teachers and the necessity for suitable physical structures for children to learn.
He urged UBEC to intensify efforts to mobilise out-of-school children roaming the streets nationwide.
Wike also addressed the commission’s land request, stipulating that land allocation would now require an agreement demonstrating financial capacity for immediate development and a timeline for completion.
He said failure to meet these terms would result in the FCTA reclaiming the land and allocating it to capable institutions.
Wike said the decision was prompted by instances of institutions holding land allocations for 15-20 years without development, building shanties that attracted criminals, or selling the land instead of developing it.
In other news, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed that Lagos State will adopt a minimum wage of ₦85,000 for its workforce, exceeding the Federal Government’s recently approved ₦70,000 by ₦15,000, as part of efforts to enhance employee welfare in the state.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced that the state will implement a new minimum wage of N85,000 for its workers, surpassing the N70,000 benchmark set by the Federal Government in July by N15,000. This move is aimed at improving the livelihood of public servants in the state.After months of intense deliberations involving government representatives, labor unions, and private sector stakeholders, President Bola Tinubu signed the N70,000 minimum wage bill into law in July, establishing a new benchmark for worker pay.
“I am glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos which we conversed and discussed with our union is N85,000 today,” Sanwo-Olu said on the programme.
“It is not a competition, so I am not going to say we are paying more than some other people, it is a function of affordability and it is a function of capacity, but we know too well that when people live in Lagos, Lagos has a premium in terms of even the cost of living, we are fully aware.”
Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Governor Sanwo-Olu clarified that Lagos State’s decision to implement the N85,000 minimum wage was not aimed at surpassing other states, but rather because it has the financial capacity to support its workforce at that level.