Here are the news updates as they were published by the dailies on 25^th November

The Guardian

13 years after, FG reinstates history in education curriculum, begins training of 3,700 teachers

Thirteen years after it was abolished, Federal Government, yesterday, formally announced the return of history as a stand-alone subject in the country’s basic education curriculum.

Also, 3,700 history teachers have been shortlisted for the first round of training for enhanced teaching of the subject.

2023 Budget: Stakeholders task govt on improved allocation for education, health

Stakeholders in health and education sectors as well as Civil Society Organisations, have called upon Federal Government to increase allocation to education and health sectors in the proposed 2023 budget.

Speaking yesterday at a forum in Abuja, they insisted that improved allocation for the two crucial sectors was imperative towards raising standards in the sectors.

More than a third of UK school support staff helping pupils pay for food – survey

School support staff are dipping into their own pockets to help pay for food, stationery and uniforms for needy pupils, while skipping meals and taking on multiple jobs to pay their own bills, a union survey has found.

The poll by Unison revealed that teaching assistants (TA), catering and cleaning workers, librarians and sports coaches, who are among the lowest-paid workers in the sector, are struggling to pay their own bills, but still stepping up to support pupils.

Nurses to strike for two days as December disruption deepens

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced its members will stage national strikes – the first in its 106-year history – on 15 and 20 December, with action expected to last for 12 hours on both days.

The unprecedented industrial action will seriously disrupt care and is likely to be the first in a series of strikes over the winter and into the spring by NHS staff, including junior doctors and ambulance workers.

Vanguard

Using tax to boost education sector: TETFund, FIRS appraise situation

When the Education Tax Fund, ETF, transformed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund with the mandate to bridge the gap in the provision of facilities, training of teachers etc in tertiary institutions in the country, a lot of expectations set in.

This is because it is daily becoming clear that government’s funding of education is becoming grossly inadequate.

THE SUN

Exam malpractice threatening foundation of education sector, says Okowa

The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday hailed the contributions of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to the education of Nigerian child.

Governor Okowa, who declared open the 60th annual meeting of the Nigeria National Committee (NNC) of WAEC in Asaba, Delta State, warned that examination malpractice is threatening the foundation of the nation’s education sector.

BBC

NI Education: School funding in NI is ‘on a precipice’

School funding in Northern Ireland is “on a precipice,” according to a school head and union leader.

Graham Montgomery will tell an Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) conference the system is “approaching the point of crisis”.

University strikes: Students face disruption as walkout begins

University staff are walking out on the first of three days of strikes over pay, working conditions and pensions.

Lectures could be called off at 150 affected universities.

To read more visit https://www.bbc.com/news/education-63730305

DAILY POST

Why we re-introduced history at basic level – Minister

Minister of State for Education, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah on Thursday said the decision to re-introduce history is another important milestone in revamping education sector beginning from the basic level of teaching and learning.

Rt. Hon. Opiah who represented the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu stated this during the officially flag-off of the re-introduction of the Teaching of History and the commencement of the the training of History Teachers at the basic educational level.

PUNCH

Digital education will solve unemployment in Africa — Expert

The Power Learn Project has said digital education will solve the challenges of unemployment and underemployment of Nigerian youth.

A statement by the firm explained that its goal was to train one million software developers across the continent by 2027.

Curriculum content should focus on SDGs, says don

A professor of social studies, curriculum studies and educational evaluation, Prof. Babatunde Adeyemi, has advised curriculum planners to focus on contents that foster the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals.

“The curriculum planners and implementers should place more emphasis on the contents that foster the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals, he said.

Firm to promote sanitary industry

Grohe, a leading global brand for complete bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings, has said the Grohe X Summit 2023, which will take place on the brand’s digital experience hub Grohe X from in March 2023.

A statement said the summit themed, ‘Caring for water’, is a three-day event that would include a variety of formats – from inspiring keynotes to thought-provoking panel discussions and masterclasses, to explore and discuss the answers the sanitary industry needs to find to the challenges of the modern time.

To read more visit https://punchng.com/firm-to-promote-sanitary-industry/