Tinubu appoints executive secretary for UBEC

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Aisha Garba as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC).

The Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

The statement read: “Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, brings more than 24 years of experience driving impactful programmes in education for human and economic development, working in Nigeria, Ghana, Somalia, Kenya, the USA, and the United Kingdom.

“With over 15 years of hands-on experience at the World Bank, Garba has consistently led end-to-end design and management of education programmes and reforms, from conceptualisation to completion and impact assessment.

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“The development specialist will share her rich network with governments, development partners and communities to deliver sustainable solutions in basic education.”

Garba had previously worked on the team that met the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets in Nigeria and consulted for the World Bank, Department for International Development, BOND-UK, Regent Foundation, and Muslim Aid Organisation.

She is an alumna of Petra American University in Jordan, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts combined degree in English and Computer Studies in 2000.

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