Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board

{{Short description|Government body, Nigeria}}

The Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) is a government of Rivers State body entrusted with the responsibility of providing free, mandatory and universal basic education to school-age children in the state. It is headquartered at 16A Elechi Beach Road in Port Harcourt.{{cite news |title=Sir Oruitemeka's: Commendable Footprints In Rivers State Subeb |author=Odinaka Osundu |url= http://www.nationalnetworkonline.com/VOL7/vol9n16/subeb.html |date=13 May 2015 |accessdate=2015-12-14 |newspaper=National Network}}

The Board was established by the UBE Law (2005), with its operations overseen by the Rivers State Ministry of Education.{{cite book |title=Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria: An Encyclopaedic Guide|first=Leesi |last=Mitee |publisher=Worldwide Business Resources |year=2010 |isbn=0-9561988-1-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdgp_pmP00gC&dq |page=220 |accessdate=13 May 2015}} Some of its primary functions include advising the government on the development of basic education, management of affairs of teaching and non-teaching staff, upholding of children rights to education. Board members including the Chairman are appointed by the Governor. As of January 2015, the chairman of the board is Sir Alli.{{cite news|title=RSG, UNESCO Sign Pact On Education Dev|url=http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2015/01/28/rsg-unesco-sign-pact-on-education-dev/|accessdate=13 May 2015|newspaper=The Tide|date=28 January 2015}}