Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Education

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Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Education
Agency overview
TypeMinistry
Jurisdiction Akwa Ibom State
HeadquartersUyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Agency executive
  • Prof. Ubong Essien Umoh, Commissioner for Education
Parent department Government of Akwa Ibom State


The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Education [1] is the state government's ministry tasked with overseeing the education sector in the state, policy formulation and control over Primary, Secondary and State-owned Tertiary Institutions in consonance with the National Policy on Education, and monitoring and evaluation of educational programmes to ensure quality.It is located at block 10, Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat,Uyo.

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Leadership

The Commissioner is in charge of overseeing the daily activities of the Ministry. The current commissioner of Education appointed by Governor Umo Eno in 2025 is Prof. Ubong Essien Umoh. [1] [2] [3]

Achievement

The education sector in Akwa Ibom State has seen monumental strides owing particularly to the free, compulsory, and qualitative education initiated by the Godswill Akpabio administration where the cost of education in Primary and Secondary school is free. [2] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Government, Akwa Ibom State. "Ministry of Education". akwaibomstate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  2. 1 2 "Education is free and compulsory in Akwa Ibom State, Gov.Udom Insists". Naija247news. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  3. ↑ Ukpong, Cletus (2025-02-25). "New Cabinet: Eno assigns portfolios, moves ex-finance commissioner to new ministry". Premium Times. ISSN   2360-7688 . Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Akwa Ibom employs 5000 teachers". www.dailytrust.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
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