Senate expands Safe Schools probe to TETFund, NELFund, UBEC, others
The Senate has expanded its probe into the Safe Schools Initiative to include several other agencies and education funding bodies, as lawmakers deepen their investigation into how money meant to protect schools has been spent. The new bodies expected to come under scrutiny include TETFund, NELFund, UBEC and other relevant institutions linked to education and school security funding. Lawmakers are said to be seeking clearer details on the utilisation of funds, implementation gaps and the failure of security investments to stop repeated attacks on schools across the country. The investigation is also expected to examine how different agencies have coordinated on school protection, emergency response systems and infrastructure upgrades in vulnerable communities. The Senate says the goal is to ensure accountability and identify what went wrong so that future spending on school safety produces better results. The probe comes amid […]
