Education
MR Yomi Otubela, National President, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), says he is optimistic that Nigeria, despite its current challenges, shall be great again.
He spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, on Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary.
Otubela emphasised the need for unity in the country despite tribal, political or religious differences.
He urged members of the association and Nigerians in general to have this in their hearts, especially as the general elections that will usher in a new administration in 2023 approach.
“The call to embrace the unity of our great nation has become imperative so that we can bequeath a nation the generations after us shall be proud of.
“l truly believe that despite our current challenges, Nigeria shall be great again,” he said.
Also, Mr Simeon Fowowe, National President, Association of Nursery and Primary Education Instructors in Nigeria (ANPEIN) said that it was high time marking independence with true unity, good news an soothe packages for the Nigerians.
Fowowe told NAN that the current challenge facing education system, if not urgently addressed, would mar whatever achievement the present administration might have recorded.
“Specifically speaking, the current administration did more than the past governments to the basic and post basic education.
“Recently, the leadership of the nation announced some welfare packages for teachers and the pre-service teachers.
“The bill has been signed, mandating the healthy teachers to now stay till 65 years of age in active service.
“Also, candidates who want to study education-related courses will now enjoy scholarship sort of, those going for Teaching Practice will be given stipends to augment themselves during the exercise.
” With all these promises, the current regime should still be sensitive to the welfare of the people it rules,”he said.
On his part, a Senior Education Specialist, Dr Tunde Adekola, said there was the need for the authorities to focus more on inclusive education, to achieve more in the education sector.
Adekola said that despite success progress at basic and post basic education levels at federal and state levels, there were still a lot of challenges.
According to him, the challenges, including demand and supply side of accountability, and accelerated growth without development, must be addressed at all levels of governance.
“The issues of equitable access, quality, value added education are needed by strengthening and improving service delivery systems,” he said.
Adekola also stressed the need to refocus on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) competencies by leveraging on formal and informal, state and non-state actor partnership, collaboration and cooperation.
Adekola also said there was a need to strengthen data management system/education management information system. (NAN)
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