UBEC moves to integrate sign language training in ALL basic schools

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is pushing to institutionalise the teaching of sign language across all basic schools in Nigeria to foster inclusive education.

Aisha Garba, executive secretary of UBEC, spoke on Thursday in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child.

At the event themed “Lead a Change: Learn Sign Language Today,” Garba highlighted sign language integration among the commission’s inclusive education initiatives.

The UBEC boss revealed that a policy had been instituted to make the teaching and learning of sign language a norm in all basic education schools.

“Imagine a country where hospitals, banks, supermarkets, airports, and schools have sign language interpreters, then you will have a system without communication barriers for our hearing-impaired children,” she said.