Security

Security Expert Wants Govt. to Tackle Challenge of Out-of-School Children

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Failure to address growing number of out-of-school system is a time bomb in the waiting.

A security expert, doctor Antony Adebayo made the observation while speaking with Radio Nigeria in Ilesa

Doctor Adebayo explained that leaving children uneducated constitutes a security problem to the country. 

He pointed out that it had become imperative to make education compulsory for all Nigerian children, urging government to do whatever it takes to ensure that all out-of-school-children are enrolled.

The security expert maintained that educating children and youths was an avenue to build informed and productive citizens.

Doctor Adebayo called on youths to key into productive ventures to earn a living rather than engaging in acts that could jeopardize their future.

Adejoke Adebisi

Education

FG Introduces Programme to Reduce Out-Of-School Children

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The Federal Government in collaboration with the European Union has introduced an Accelerated Basic Education Programme to allow disadvantaged children between 10 and 18 years have access to basic education, thus reducing the number of out of school children.

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Professor Ismail Junaidu, at the presentation of the curriculum to the minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in Abuja in said the initiative was flexible and free for enrolment

He explained that it would also provide recipients with equivalent, certified competences for basic education using effective teaching and learning approaches that match cognitive maturity

He affirmed that It has pathways to mainstreaming learners into various levels of schooling based on proper profiling and effective instruction.

According to professor Junaidu, “Piloting of the programme began immediately in 54 centres in Borno State with over 8,000 learners enrolled, Preliminary result from the piloting shows that the programme is indeed a way out from the menace of out-of-school children and youth in Nigeria’’

The Interim Country Director, Plan International Nigeria, Mr Robert Komakech said the goal of the European Union was to increase access, to safe, quality and inclusive education opportunities both formal and non-formal for conflict-affected children, adolescent and youth.

He said the Plan-lead consortium signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a National Curriculum to carter for the educational needs of school dropouts.

The Minister of Education, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Sonny Echono said all stakeholders would be carried along to ensure successful implementation of the Accelerated Basic Education Programme

The Executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Dr Hamid Bobboyi noted that they would work with states SUBEBS to implement the programme in states.

FRCN Abuja