CHAPTER 15: - Right to Education: - Article 17 1. Constitutional, Legislative, Policy and Judicial Measures  In addition to the main poverty reduction strategy paper NEEDS and the Seven Point Agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the following are the main documents on national laws, policies and key programmes in the education sector: - The 1999 Constitution - National Policy on Education, 6th edn., 2013 - Draft National Policy on Special Needs Education/Implementation Guidelines, 2012 - Training Manual on Adaptation and Implementation of Inclusive Education in Nigeria, 2010 - A Strategic Framework for the Revitalization of Adult and Youth Literacy in Nigeria, 2012. - Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act 2004 - Child’s Right Act 2003 - National Child Policy 2007 - National Policy for Integrated Early Childhood Development in Nigeria (2007) - National Minimum Standard for Early Child Care Centres in Nigeria (2007) - National Gender Policy on Education 2007 - National Framework on Girls’ and Women Education, 2012 - Guidelines for Implementing National Policy on Gender in Basic Education, 2007 - National Policy on Gender in Basic Education, 2007 - Gender Education Desk, 2011: Aim to promote gender education as a necessity in Nigeria.  The policies/laws seek to ensure the access of all children of primary and junior secondary school age (6-14+ years) in Nigeria to free, compulsory and universal basic education. This policy objective of free and compulsory education including skill acquisition fits well into employment and job creation objectives, the overall national development strategy on the free mid-day meal will no doubt impact positively on the health and nutrition objectives. Governments in Nigeria (Federal, State and Local) have primary responsibility to fund and manage basic education; with Federal Government playing the intervention/assisting role. The Agencies involved include: the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), Local Government Education Authority, private sector and development partners.  The UBE ACT prescribes minimum standard of basic education throughout the country and UBEC is expected to monitor, supervise and coordinate the implementation of specific programmes for the attainment of compulsory, free and universal basic education. Relative to health and nutrition, basic education has the highest budgetary allocation and is most essential in poverty and deprivation reduction. This is because of the linkages between education, health, improved sanitation, access to information and improved knowledge of child rights and protection. Thus it is a very effective means of addressing the MDG goals and targets relating to children.  Though the Nigerian Constitution does not directly provide for the right to education, yet section 18 of the Constitution on educational objectives obligates 86