Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Prof. Adamu Usman, the chairman of the governing board of the Universal Basic Education Council, has charged that state governments have abdicated their duty to provide money for basic education in their jurisdictions to the council. Usman claims that because states don't pay their matching contributions and don't use the money properly, they don't seem passionate about sponsoring basic education. The Federal Government established UBEC as an interventionist organisation to help states fulfil their fundamental duty of providing world-class, uniform, high-quality basic education throughout Nigeria. A middle-aged woman named Mama Dada burned herself on fire because she couldn't repay a loan from LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited. Since then, we've learned that the microfinance institution mentioned in the article wasn't LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited.