Education
Group Conducts Extramural Classes For Exit Students In Adamawa
The Muslim Council, Adamawa State Chapter, yesterday launched extramural lessons for exit students on NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS.
Speaking during the occasion, Alhaji Gambo Jika, Chairman of the council, said the programme was organized to assist the students succeed in their pursuit of education.
He said that the lessons would be conducted by Muslim Corpers Association of Nigeria (MCAN), adding that this was the pilot scheme which would be sustained.
Senior Special Adviser to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on Basic Education,Alhaji Saidu Komsiri, urged the students to take the lessons with seriousness to enable them succeed and be able to explore their potentials in future.
He commended the council and MCAN for initiating the programme,and urged them to include entrepreneurship and innovative programmes.
Executive Chairman, Universal Basic Education (UBE), Dr Salihi Ateegu, advised the students to always think of vocational skills to succeed in life as the white collar jobs were no longer available like in the past.
In his remarks, Malam Abdulrahaman Marafa, MCAN Chairman, said five key subjects were to be covered and would be conducted across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
He said no fewer than 3,000 students were expected to benefit from the lessons, irrespective of religious background.
He also said COVID-19 protocols would be strictly observed during the lessons and therefore called on the students to come along with their face mask.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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