The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has identified Delta State’s Attend360 teacher attendance monitoring system as a model that could strengthen teacher accountability and improve learning outcomes across Nigeria.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Delta State Government ahead of the 30th Quarterly Meeting of UBEC Management with Executive Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) in Asaba, UBEC Executive Secretary, Aisha Garba, said technology-driven solutions such as Attend360 can help address one of the biggest challenges in basic education—teacher absenteeism.
“There is no education or quality learning without a good teacher or without a teacher in the classroom,” Garba said, stressing that investments in school infrastructure alone cannot improve learning outcomes without committed and accountable teachers.
She explained that Delta was selected to host the meeting because of the state’s progress in deploying technology to improve school management, teacher attendance and accountability.
The meeting, themed “Repositioning Basic Education in Nigeria to Optimise Investment and Impact,” focused on strategies to improve the effectiveness of investments in basic education through innovation, accountability and better implementation.
Garba commended Delta State for accessing Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grants up to 2025 but urged the government to fully utilise available funds to improve infrastructure, teaching quality and pupils’ learning outcomes.
She also encouraged the state to position itself to benefit from the World Bank-supported HOPE Education Programme, which provides up to $500 million for education reforms. According to her, participating states must access the 2026 UBE matching grant and implement at least 50 per cent of their 2025 Action Plan.
Responding, Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, said the state had implemented about 90 per cent of its 2025 Action Plan and had already accessed its 2026 matching grant. He reaffirmed the state’s commitment to expanding access to quality education.
During a separate visit to the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, Garba reiterated UBEC’s commitment to ensuring every Nigerian child has access to quality basic education regardless of location or socio-economic background.
The traditional ruler described basic education as the foundation of national development, emphasising that quality teachers remain central to producing competent future leaders.
Garba said UBEC would continue collaborating with state governments, traditional institutions and other stakeholders to ensure that investments in education translate into improved classroom teaching, stronger accountability and better learning outcomes for children across Nigeria.
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