The audit is being conducted by LASUBEB in collaboration
with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Federal Ministry of
Education, National Commission for Nomadic Education, National Bureau for
Statistics, National Population Commission, state Ministry of Education, civil
society organisations and Association of Private School Proprietors (APSP).
Alawiye-King said the exercise, which started on June 6,
will last till June 25, is to obtain comprehensive and reliable data on pupils
in basic education to reduce the number of out-of-school children; determine
the number of schools locally and nationally; and establish a basic education
data bank.
Other reasons for the exercise, according to him, are to
obtain the number and qualification of teaching and non- teaching staff in the
basic education institutions nationwide; determine the key performance
indictors in the basic education sub sector; determine the number,
qualifications and distribution of SUBEBs and LGEAs personnel; obtain reliable
and verified data for accessing the impact of basic education delivery; and
generate data for effective national and global reportage.
He added: “We appeal to all public and private primary and
junior secondary schools (unity, faith-based, military, para-military and
international school owners) to please cooperate with the enumerators for
effective data gathering.”