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Abstract:
The Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme is a properly articulated programme intended to improve the poor condition of the educational system in Nigeria especially as it concerns literacy and skills. For this programme to achieve its laudable goals, there is need to move from topical factual and subject oriented to conceptual contextual learner-based activities that can effectively transform learners and societies. For the fact that the present type of education seems dysfunctional, the only way to cause meaningful change to occur to develop effective educational packages for the UBE, this has promising objectives. Thus, this study identifies three educational packages as -scientific and technological literacy, vocational and enterprise/entrepreneurship passports. These packages which are selected because of their potency in the sustenance of individuals and the society are fully discussed; recommendations and conclusion were also proffered

Keywords: effective educational packages, universal basic education, technological literacy, Nigeria

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