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This paper discussed the inclusion of primary education in the MDGs, the substantial progress and the challenges of a number of educational policies such as UPE, UBE and EFA (as its international antecedent), put in place by the Federal Government to tackle the problem of illiteracy, dropout and poor enrolment in primary and secondary schooling system in Nigeria. A historical synopsis of STM education was presented, and an attempt was made to also discuss, prime factors that will enable STME to be functional enough to meet the challenges of UBE in Nigeria.

It is the purpose of this article to assess the indicators for the provision and administration of free compulsory universal basic education (UBE) in the twenty-first century in Nigeria. The introduction of free and obligatory basic education in the conventional schooling system of Nigeria has resulted in a rise in the number of students enrolled in the system throughout the country. However, questions about the program's overall quality and usefulness have long been a source of contention between scholars and administrators. This article examines the challenges surrounding free and compulsory education, as well as the setbacks that the system has encountered. The article finds that expanding access to elementary education within the free and compulsory education system has become vital, but that the quality of such offerings must not be disregarded when making such decisions. These recommendations, among others, are based on the previously discussed issues: the Federal Government should adopt a systematic approach to improving the quality of basic education in Nigeria, provide adequate funds to run basic education more effectively; and the Federal Government should adopt a systematic approach to improving the quality of basic education in Nigeria.

In September 1999, the UBE was officially launched and passed into law in 2004 as an implementation tool of the government initiative to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in achieving the EFA. Researchers has agreed that the Universal Primary Education (UPE) in Nigeria was also recognized as the predecessor of the present UBE Scheme, which has been directed towards the possibility of increasing the number of attendance or enrollment in schools, as well as the provision of an excellent opportunity to correct the current imbalance. The major objective and aim of the UBE programme is the provision of free, universal and compulsory basic education for every Nigerian child aged 6—15 years. However, for the Universal Basic Education programme to be truly free and universal, efforts must be made to check those factors that are known to have hindered the success of such programmes in the past. This paper thereore will consider the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Nigeria -.its achievement, challenges and make some suggestion. The paper hereby made some recommendations that the government should provide adequate fund for the UBE programme.