Universal Basic Education Commission on Friday said it had disbursed about N15.7bn to 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory as matching grants between January and May this year.
The Acting Executive Secretary of UBEC, Prof. Charles Onocha, stated this at the 2013 ministerial platform on the mid-term activities and achievements of the commission in Abuja.
Imo state received the highest grant of N2.64bn followed by Bayelsa-the home state of President Goodluck Jonathan-N1.3bn; Sokoto-N1.15bn and FCT- N1bn.
Others are Adamawa (N852.9m), Bauchi (N360, 000), Borno (N436.2m), Delta (N852.9 m), Ebonyi (N213.1m), Kaduna (N436.2m), Katsina (N233.7m), Kebbi (N852.9m), Kwara (N426.4m), Lagos (N852.9m), Nasarawa (N622.7m), Osun (N863m), Oyo (N872.5m), Rivers (N852.9m), Taraba (N852.9m) and Yobe (N426.4m).
The remaining states are yet to access their matching grant for this year.
The Punch