The Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom
Wike, has said that the Federal Government has
completed 64 out of the 89 Almajiri schools in
the country. Wike said on Tuesday in Gombe that the schools,
constructed in different parts of the country, had
been handed over to the affected states. The minister disclosed this in an address at the
opening ceremony of the 10th Quarterly Meeting
of the Universal Basic Education Commission’s
(UBEC) management. The meeting is being held with the executive
chairmen of the States Universal Basic Education
Boards (SUBEBs). Wike said that the remaining 25 schools were at
various stages of completion at their sites. He said the Federal Government envisaged that
the state governments would ensure the
eradication of street begging and retain Almajiri
pupils in the schools. Commenting on efforts to provide the girl-child
with education to address the issues of equity, he
said five out of the 13 girl-child schools under
construction had been completed. The minister also said the Federal Government
would soon commence the construction of basic
vocational schools for out-of-school boys in the
South East and South South parts of the country. According to Wike, contracts were awarded for
the construction of e-libraries in 62 federal unity
colleges while 32 of the projects had been
completed. In his address, the Acting Executive Secretary of
UBEC, Prof. Charles Onocha, said efforts were on to
address the challenges of shortage of qualified
teachers at the basic level. Onocha said as a result, 105,788 teachers applied
for the Federal Teachers Scheme Screening Test in
32 states and the Federal Capital Territory in
August. He said that after selection, 400 of the applicants
would be deployed to primary schools and 100
would be sent to junior secondary schools in the
participating states. Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State said
among other achievements, his administration
had so far spent N5 billion on basic education
school facilities in the last two years. Dankwambo explained that government
embarked on the rehabilitation, renovation,
reconstruction and construction of new model
schools in Gombe, Kumo, Bajoga and Deba. He said that new ones would also be constructed
in Dukku, Balanga and Shongom local
governments. The theme of the meeting was “Towards
Improving Teacher Quality at the Basic Education
Level in Nigeria.The Imperative of Continuing
Teacher Professional Development.” A communique is expected to be issued at the
end of the meeting on Wednesday.(NAN)
Wike, has said that the Federal Government has
completed 64 out of the 89 Almajiri schools in
the country. Wike said on Tuesday in Gombe that the schools,
constructed in different parts of the country, had
been handed over to the affected states. The minister disclosed this in an address at the
opening ceremony of the 10th Quarterly Meeting
of the Universal Basic Education Commission’s
(UBEC) management. The meeting is being held with the executive
chairmen of the States Universal Basic Education
Boards (SUBEBs). Wike said that the remaining 25 schools were at
various stages of completion at their sites. He said the Federal Government envisaged that
the state governments would ensure the
eradication of street begging and retain Almajiri
pupils in the schools. Commenting on efforts to provide the girl-child
with education to address the issues of equity, he
said five out of the 13 girl-child schools under
construction had been completed. The minister also said the Federal Government
would soon commence the construction of basic
vocational schools for out-of-school boys in the
South East and South South parts of the country. According to Wike, contracts were awarded for
the construction of e-libraries in 62 federal unity
colleges while 32 of the projects had been
completed. In his address, the Acting Executive Secretary of
UBEC, Prof. Charles Onocha, said efforts were on to
address the challenges of shortage of qualified
teachers at the basic level. Onocha said as a result, 105,788 teachers applied
for the Federal Teachers Scheme Screening Test in
32 states and the Federal Capital Territory in
August. He said that after selection, 400 of the applicants
would be deployed to primary schools and 100
would be sent to junior secondary schools in the
participating states. Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State said
among other achievements, his administration
had so far spent N5 billion on basic education
school facilities in the last two years. Dankwambo explained that government
embarked on the rehabilitation, renovation,
reconstruction and construction of new model
schools in Gombe, Kumo, Bajoga and Deba. He said that new ones would also be constructed
in Dukku, Balanga and Shongom local
governments. The theme of the meeting was “Towards
Improving Teacher Quality at the Basic Education
Level in Nigeria.The Imperative of Continuing
Teacher Professional Development.” A communique is expected to be issued at the
end of the meeting on Wednesday.(NAN)
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