European Open Educational Research Journal Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2016, pp. 1-11 Available online at http://eurpub.com/Journals.php Open Access 1 Copyright © eurpub.com, all rights reserved. Research article IMPACT OF MONITORING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ZONE B SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA BY IDIKWU, JOHN ONAH, PhD. Centre for Food Technology and Research, Benue State University, Makurdi, 08082870540; E-mail:drjoidikwu@gmail.com And ONYEANISI THERESA UJU, M.Ed. Department of Educational Foundations, Benue State University, Makurdi, 08037741882; E-mail: obinujuaku@gmail.com And IVAGHER, EZEKIEL DONDO, M.Ed. Department of Educational Foundations, Benue State University, Makurdi, 07031168034; E-mail: ezekielivagher@yahoo.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . _____________________________________________ Abstract This study investigated the impact of monitoring on the implementation of Universal Basic Education programme in primary schools in Zone B Senatorial District of Benue State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two research hypotheses guided the study. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of 8252 teachers. A sample of 413 teachers from 43 selected primary schools constituted the sample of the study. A-20 item structured questionnaire developed by the researcher titled impact