N10bn ‘hidden’ in education budget, typo error

The Senate Committee on Education last week at the 2016 budget defence noted that it uncovered about N10 Billion hidden in the budget of parastatals by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Chairman of Senate Committee on Higher Education, has said that the N10 billion padding reported to be discovered in the education budget is meant for the Universal basic Education Commission and a typographical error from the office of the National Planning and Budget. The Senator said the issue was not with the ministry of education and that it had been resolved by the house and the senate and would be amended in the budget.