Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education on Wednesday in Kano said that Nigeria has about 60 million illiterate youths and adults.
Education Minister Adamu Adamu, who was represented by Mr Prinzo James, Deputy Director, Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, said this at the 2018 International Literacy Day Celebration. He said out of this figure, females accounted for nearly 60 percent of the population, while a total of 11 million children were out of school. According to him, the increasing low level of literacy skills achieved by the millions of learners who completed some formal school education, made the situation more complicated. Adamu said the present state of affairs called for urgent attention as the country strives to ensure the attainment of SDGs by 2030.
NAAT blames mass failure of students on low budget for education
The National Association OF Academic Technologists (NAAT) has blamed the abysmal performance of secondary school students on the dwindling allocation of resources to the education sector.
The union in a communiqués reached at the end of its 37th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held at Obafemi Awolowo University (O.A.U), Ile-Ife, noted that despite the existence of ‘special centres’, the results of the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) keeps dropping year on year.
The union observed that the abysmal performance is equally to blame for the falling standard of education across the tertiary levels. The communiqué read in part: “In spite of the worrisome existence of ’special centres’, the results of SSCE keep dropping – implying poor quality of secondary school graduates. This may not be unconnected with the poor allocation of financial and human resources to the education sector.
Full article: https://guardian.ng/appointments/naat-blames-mass-failure-of-students-on-low-budget-for-education/
Federal Government would declare a state of emergency in the education sector in April
Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education says Federal Government would declare a state of emergency in the education sector in April. He made this disclosure when he received Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger and some members of his cabinet at the Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters in Abuja.
Adamu requested the support of all states governors to do the same in their respective states. “By the end of April, we are proposing there will be a declaration of state of emergency in the education sector all over the country. We request all the state governors to do same in their states and we hope that once this is done our educational sector will improve.
“I will also meet with the governors to appeal to them to give special emphasis to address the problem of low standard of education especially at primary level,” he said.
The minister said the ministry was planning to present a proposal to the National Council of State for graduates of education to henceforth be employed on Grade Level 10 of eight. He said the proposal would also include offering employment to students studying education in tertiary institutions.
Reps summon Education Minister over National HW budget
ABUJA-MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Committee in Basic Education on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Education to appear before it tomorrow, Thursday to explain the unrealistic budget presentation on the proposed national headquarters of the ministry.
Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education Chairman of the Committee, Rep Zakari Mohammed,APC, Kwara made this declaration during budget defence by officials of the ministry. He told the officials to come back “tomorrow with your Minister to explain how the contract to complete your headquarters was jerked up from N38bn to N78bn.
Source : Vanguard
Discovering panacea to colleges’ budgetary weight
In February 2010, irate students at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, were reported to have gone on rampage setting ablaze supermarkets filling stations, and raiding banks. The students were protesting the hike in school fees from N26, 000 to N76, 000 for full-time and from N30, 000 to N100, 000 for part-time students.
On the other hand, university workers are complaining of lack of adequate funding for tertiary institutions.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for five months in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1996, went on strike because of it. They downed tool again for three months in 2001; two weeks in 2002; six months in 2003; three months in 2007; four months in 2009; five months in 2010; three months in 2011; and six months in 2013.
Source : Guardian
Change begins with Education – Adamu Adamu
It is with extraordinary regard and appreciation that I respect His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, to this vital Presidential Retreat on Education for Ministers.
Your Excellency, your essence at this critical and memorable occasion is a showing of initiative and your own responsibility regarding training and the enthusiasm and duty of this organization to renew our instruction division and build up the country’s human capital.
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FG to tackle examination malpractice
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday said the Federal Government would soon tackle the menace of examination malpractice in the country.
Adamu gave the assurance at the maiden edition of a two-day West Africa Examination Council (WAEC)’s International Summit on Examination Malpractice in Lagos.