Daily Trust· 2h ago· 1 min read
The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) has stated that the commission has 2,000 staff members, thus not overstaffed.
In a statement sent to Daily Trust after its story that shows the board budgeted N18bn for its staff, its Head of Information and Protocol Unit, Abdulsalam Ramalan, said the 2,000 staff have been posted to over 1,000 integrated schools as quality assurance staff to monitor curriculum implementation.
Daily Trust had reported that the board planned to spend N18.049bn from its total N26.47bn 2026 budget on staff.
A breakdown of the number showed the agency wants to spend N15,414,097,516 (billion) on salaries, while N2,635,755,653 (billion) will go into allowances and social contributions for the staff.
But in its statement, the board said the personnel budget reflects the scope of activities of the national examination body.
“Two of the primary…
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