The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr. Aisha Garba, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to improving access to quality basic education across Nigeria.
Garba made this known on Thursday at the flag-off ceremony for the distribution of instructional materials to public basic schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), held at the Model Junior Secondary School.
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