Education
Ebonyi Mass Literacy Agency Admits 4,000 Learners
The Director, Ebonyi Agency for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education, Mrs Ngozi Okike, said the agency had admitted no fewer than 4,000 learners into its continuing education programme.
Okike told journalists in Abakaliki, on Wednesday that those admitted were for the 2011/2012 academic year.
She said the agency was determined to promote mass literacy, adult and non-formal education in the state.
She noted that the agency had made giant strides since its inception in 1997, adding: “our mandate is to eradicate illiteracy in the state.
“Through the various academic programmes we introduced for these adult learners, most of them can now read and write very well.
“I am glad to inform you that the agency had produced graduates some of whom are employed by the state government,’’ she said.
Okike said that the agency had learning centres across the 13 local government areas of the state with dedicated facilitators.
She explained that the curriculum and time-table for the learners were designed to suit their status as adults.
“Their curriculum is learner-centred, since they are adults who have other things to do. We fix their time -tables in order to suit their situations because we take cognisance of their peculiarities
“You pet and pamper them in order to achieve the desired objectives.’’
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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