The meeting, themed “Repositioning Basic Education in Nigeria to Optimise Investment and Impact,” brought together UBEC management, SUBEB chairmen, education officials, development partners and other stakeholders. The quarterly meeting helps to strengthen collaboration between UBEC and the states, accelerate the utilisation of available funds and improve planning, implementation and accountability in the basic education sector. According to her, prolonged non-utilisation of education funds could undermine efforts to address persistent challenges confronting the basic education system, particularly inadequate infrastructure and poor learning environments. Garba also disclosed that UBEC had developed the Basic Education Action Plan Management System (BEAP-MS) to digitise the preparation and submission of state action plans. He said Delta State had prioritised education under its MORE Agenda, consistently supported the Universal Basic Education programme and fulfilled its counterpart funding obligations.