Directives to principals, enforcement actions, examination notices and announcements from the Ministry and its three zonal offices.
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education began the training of over 4,000 teachers recruited in the Batch 2 of the 2025/2026 Teachers Recruitment Exercise on Monday 7th September 2026. The training...
Every basic and secondary school in Abia State must complete its return. Schools that do not appear on ASBS-EMIS cannot be considered for intervention, posting or support.
The State restates its policy under the UBE Act of 2004. No head teacher, principal, teacher or PTA may charge a child for admission, lessons or examinations.
The former Ministry of Education was split in 2024 into Basic and Secondary Education, and Higher and Tertiary Education, after His Excellency Governor Alex Otti declared a state of emergency on education.
Term dates, mid-term breaks and examination weeks for all public basic and secondary schools. Available on the downloads page.
The Ministry charges no application fee and uses no agents. Any person demanding money for a teaching appointment in Abia State is acting fraudulently.