Education
Expert Seeks Regular Review Of Curriculum
Renowned educationist and Zonal Director of Ministry of Education in Opobo/Nkoro LGA, Senibo Manfred Peterside has called for the regular review of academic curriculum in Nigerian schools with a view to meet up with global standards.
Senibo Peterside opined that society was rapidly changing and as such the country’s institution of learning needs to update their academic content in other not to be relegated to the background and left behind.
He made this call in Opobo Town, Monday in an interview with The tide on the need for the review of educational curriculum in Nigerian schools by government and other stakeholders and explained the need to move beyond working with not only course synopses but to adopting student-friendly teaching methodology.
The educationists enjoined heads of departments in Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions to adopt constructive change that would reposition the nations institutions of higher learning to be of international ratings.
“The curriculum review we had over two years ago call for another review, so it behoves on us to always review our curricula, if we desire to move at the global pace and compete favourably with our peers in other countries”, he added.
According to him, the National Universities Commission (UNC) organised a workshop recently, where academic experts compared notes on how to achieve best standards, adding that NUC has benefitted from the collaboration with notable institutions and organisations in enthroning quality assurance in higher education.
He further stressed the need for ethics and honesty based academics and urged lecturers to live above board sentiments to take unfair advantage of any students in their various institutions of higher learning.
On plagiarism, the educationist warned that plagiarism, lying, deliberate misrepresentation, theft, scientific fraud, cheating, among other lousy habits, should not be condoned in an academic environment.
Bethel Sam Toby
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
-
Editorial2 days agoEnough Of Xenophobic Attacks On Nigerians
-
Nation2 days agoRSU, Otonti Nduka Foundation Holds Centenary Conference, Unveil Book on Values in Nigeria
-
Oil & Energy2 days agoRivers PETROAN Elects 12-Member Executive
-
Politics2 days ago
APC Group Protests Ex–Presidential Aspirant’s Disqualification From Rivers Senatorial Race
-
Sports2 days agoOparaodu Urges Rivers United To Win Katsina United
-
Politics2 days ago
Reps Speaker Secures APC Return Ticket For Fifth Term
-
Sports2 days ago” Nigeria’s best domestic players are not in NPFL”
-
Politics2 days ago
Primaries: Diri Lauds APC’s Unity, Cohesion In Bayelsa