Education

Support teachers in educating your children – Gov. Oyetola charges parents

By Web News 825

Osun State government has advocated a robust relationship between teachers and parents so as to improve students’ academic performance.

The state governor, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola stated this in Osogbo while declaring open the 31st annual congress of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS.

Governor Oyetola who said there was the need for parents to complement teachers’ efforts, also tasked schools to leverage technology to promote teaching and learning as Covid continues to pose challenges to nations of the world.

ANCOPSS president, Mr. Emmanuel Ijaodola said the confederation would continue to support Oyetola’s administration for advancing the cause of quality education in the state.

A total of 468 principals across the state are expected to take part in the congress which aimed at finding ways of improving the state education sector.

Abiodun Adeoye

Education

₦12,000 Security Seminar: Ondo Govt. Reverses Decision

By Web News 1650

Following the protest by school principals and teachers as reported by Radio Nigeria, the Ondo state government has bowed to pressure to review the conditions for the proposed security seminar being organised for schools in the state.

Radio Nigeria had exclusively reported that the state government was organising the seminar with a directive that all private and secondary schools in the state must pay ₦12,000 each for the seminar.

In a circular, the education ministry directed that every secondary school both public and private in the state should provide a principal and two teachers and pay a sum of ₦4,000 each for selected participants.

The principals, teachers and private schools proprietors however rejected the government’s directive, describing it as strange and unacceptable.

It was gathered that the ministry of education has reduced the seminar fee to ₦4,000 per school while participants had been reduced to principals only.

A source in the ministry of education who does not want his name mentioned said though the unions were still insisting that the seminar must be at zero cost, the state government through the state head of service, Mr. John Adeyemo had pleaded for understanding from the principals as the state is not buoyant to sponsor the seminar.

Reacting, the permanent secretary, ministry of education, Mrs Lola Amuda told Radio Nigeria that issues raised on the proposed seminar were being addressed with the aim of resolving them.

Kayode Animasaun