Current population of teachers not enough for schools – Minister
The Minister of Education, Adamu has described the population of teachers currently engaged in the education sector as grossly inadequate.
Adamu stated this during a recent teaching and learning conference organised by the African Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities and the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria in Abuja.
The minister said Nigeria had been projected to be among the world’s 10 most populous countries by 2050 and, therefore, there must be plans to review and sustain the education system to cope with the anticipated population.
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Access N463bn TETFUND, Falana urges ASUU
Human rights activist, Femi Falana has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities to ensure the collection of N463 billion education intervention fund in the custody of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria while addressing the 20th Delegates Conference of ASUU at the Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi State, on Monday, called for the immediate disbursement of the fund to federal and state governments owned universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
Five-year strategic plan not sufficient for varsities
The Vice-Chancellor of the Osun State University, Prof. Labo Popoola, has said that the current five-year strategic plan for Nigerian universities is not sufficient to reposition them to address emerging development demands.
Speaking during the Second Foundation Lecture of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Popoola noted that although great universities were supposed to be products of proper planning, investment of time and other resources, many Nigerian universities did not go through a rigorous planning process.
He said, “Some contemporary Nigerian universities are opportunistic. The moment something goes wrong with the source of that opportunity such institutions collapse.
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