News
Recruitment Of 3,500 Teachers: House Of Reps Speaker Laments Inadequate Funding Of Schools
The Nigerian Government has set up plans to recruit 3,500 new teaching staff members for Federal Unity Colleges nationwide.
The announcement was made by Dr. Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, at the National Stakeholders’ Forum on Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria, a two-day event held to address key issues in the sector.
Dr. Sununu stated that the recruitment would enhance the quality of education and ensure a more equitable distribution of teaching resources across the country’s Federal Unity Colleges.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the recruitment of these teachers would significantly improve the quality of education.
The forum’s theme is “Revitalising Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria for Global Competitiveness.”
The minister assured that the ministry is working closely with the Office of the Head of Service, the Federal Civil Service Commission, and other relevant agencies to recruit 3,500 new teaching staff for federal government colleges across the country.
He said the effort aims to enhance educational quality. Additionally, extensive training and retraining programmes for school staff have been organised.
Sununu also noted that over 1,000 staff members have been trained in technology application in education through the ministry’s research resource center.
According to him, more than 53 vocational skills acquisition centers have been established to address the skills needs of young people, in alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.
He added that approval has been granted to build an additional 50 model schools nationwide to improve teaching and learning.
“The revitalisation of Senior Secondary Education to meet global standards requires strategic actions that optimise the system. Today represents a significant step in our efforts to enhance the quality of education for our young learners.
“Senior Secondary Education is a crucial phase that shapes the future of our students and, by extension, our nation. This underscores our commitment to ensuring that our education system is robust, dynamic, and globally competitive,” he stated.
Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, called for a comprehensive overhaul of the senior secondary curriculum to enhance global competitiveness.
Represented by Rep. Mark Usani, Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Abbas highlighted challenges in senior secondary education, including a shortage of qualified teachers, inadequate funding, and insufficient infrastructure.
Dr. Iyela Ajayi, Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), emphasised the need for stakeholders to actively engage with and implement the national policy on senior secondary education and its guidelines.
News
Reps Quiz Federal Polytechnics Damaturu, Mubi, Monguno Over Infractions
By Gloria Ikibah
News
Obasanjo narrates how he escaped becoming drug addict
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he almost became a drug addict.
He spoke in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network.
Obasanjo stated that smoking during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.
The former President, while lamenting the increase in drug abuse among Nigerians and other West Africans, urged Nigerian students and young people to refrain from abusing psychoactive drugs, saying that they ruin life rather than enhance it.
“If I had persisted, I could have become addicted. Once you get involved, it is difficult to get out.
“There’s nothing drug can do for you except destruction.
“We found out that West Africa has equally been a centre for drug consumption in a very bad way. That was more than 10 years ago, so the situation has since gone worse. And whatever applies to West Africa applies to all other parts of Africa,” Obasanjo said.
He cautioned against stigmatization and urged individuals who are already addicted to psychoactive drugs to get help.
News
We saved $20bn after Petrol Subsidy Removal and FX Rate Reforms, Says Finance Minister
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says Nigeria has saved $20 billion from petrol subsidy removal and market-based pricing of the foreign exchange rate.
Edun spoke at a ceremony recently held to mark the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, head of civil service of the federation, in Abuja.
“An amount of five per cent of GDP is what those two subsidies were costing when there was a subsidy on PMS; when there was petroleum product generally for a long time and when there was a subsidy of foreign exchange. Between them, they were costing five percent of GDP,” he said.
“If you say GDP was on average, let’s say $400 billion. We all know what five percent of that is – $20 billion of funds that could be going into infrastructure, health, social services, education.”
-
News24 hours ago
Simon Ekpa: FG’s attempt to extradite self acclimated freedom fighter may hit brickwall
-
Politics23 hours ago
Hardship: PDP Governors seek review of governance policies
-
Politics23 hours ago
INEC Announces Date To Resume Nationwide Voter Registration
-
Metro23 hours ago
Nigerian Woman Arrested, Detained In Libyan Capital With 2Kg Of Cocaine
-
Foreign23 hours ago
Trump picks Scott Bessent, the ‘investor favorite,’ for Treasury secretary
-
News24 hours ago
Retired 85-year-old Col bags P.hd
-
News24 hours ago
Minimum wage: Yobe Gov approves N70k for workers
-
Foreign23 hours ago
Winter storm kills one, disrupts travel across Ireland, France, UK