Education update for Tuesday 27 September 2022
Vanguard
Buhari’s Transforming Education Summit Address and Kwara LEARN Education Transformation Project
The Transforming Education Summit (TES) spent three days addressing the depth and breadth of problems afflicting learning around the world.
Government leaders and educationists from across the world are convening in New York for the United Nations (UN) inaugural Transforming Education Summit. The summit is a response to the global learning crisis, and is focused on identifying education transformation programmes proven to work at scale.
To read more visit https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/09/buharis-transforming-education-summit-address-and-kwaralearn-education-transformation-project/
PUNCH
NANS blasts senator over education funding comment
The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West Zone D, has knocked a Nigerian Senator, Solomon Adeola, for asking the Nigerian government to stop funding government-owned universities.
Adeola, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, had recently urged the government to have a rethink on funding government-owned tertiary institutions, their salaries as well as recurrent expenditure.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/nans-blasts-senator-over-education-funding-comment/
The Guardian
Dearth of quality teachers, bane of education, Afe Babalola warns
The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has warned that the dearth of quality teachers in the country posed a great danger to functional education.
Babalola, who cited the anomalies noticed in Kaduna, Kwara and Sokoto states where teachers failed examinations meant for their pupils, said that the most essential factor for the achievement of functional education, aside from modern facilities, is modern teaching methods.
To read more visit https://guardian.ng/news/dearth-of-quality-teachers-bane-of-education-afe-babalola-warns/
The Sun
Omolewa acknowledges Babcock varsity’s contributions to tertiary education
Former Nigerian Ambassador Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Prof. Michael Omolewa, has acknowledged the contributions of Babcock University (BU), Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, to delivery of quality university education to Nigerians in the last 23 years.
Prof. Omolewa, who spoke at BU’s 63/23 Founder’s Day celebration lecture, titled “Thus far: Shaping the Future”, traced the origin of the university to the Seventh Day Adventist College of West Africa (ACWA), established 63 years ago.
To read more visit https://www.sunnewsonline.com/omolewa-acknowledges-babcock-varsitys-contributions-to-tertiary-education/
PM News
Private sector, key partner for education-driven development in Africa
As the war in Ukraine continues to wreak havoc on global energy and food markets, world leaders have met in New York to usher in the 77th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The global economic crisis was naturally high on the agenda, with Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo dedicating his address to the Assembly on 21 September to the impact on Africa, as well as the continent’s massive economic potential.
To read more visit https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/09/27/private-sector-key-partner-for-education-driven-development-in-africa/
On the foreign scene
US News
New Federal Data: Too Few Applicants in K-12 Schools
More than half of public schools were understaffed at the start of the school year, and 69% reported the primary challenge was that too few teacher candidates were applying for open positions.
Personnel shortages that challenged K-12 leaders at the outset of the new academic year and continue to disrupt the U.S. public school system are driven by a shortage in the pipeline of new educators and school staff, federal data confirms.
To read more visit https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2022-09-27/new-federal-data-too-few-applicants-in-k-12-schools
Vatican News
Ukraine faces ‘an education crisis and long-term brain drain’
Inna Sovsun, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, speaks about her country’s education crisis on the sidelines of an international conference on educating refugees, hosted in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
The degradation of education and a ‘brain drain’ are the latest tragedies in Ukraine, as the country continues to be battered by war as Russia’s invasion continues. However, these issues can be mitigated if forces join together to guarantee safety and adequate bomb shelters in the war-torn country.
To read more visit https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2022-09/ukrainian-parliamentarian-warns-of-education-brain-drain.html
World State
Afe Babalola harps on capacity building for teachers to develop nation’s education
Chief Afe Babalola, a legal luminary and Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), has advocated more capacity building for teachers in order to attain the desired education development.
Babalola made the call on Monday at the 2022 ABUAD Staff Capacity Development Programme at the institution’s premises in Ado-Ekiti.
To read more visit https://www.worldstagenews.com/2022/09/27/afe-babalola-harps-on-capacity-building-for-teachers-to-develop-nations-education/
NNN News
Plan International calls for increased investment in education, health
Plan International, a development and humanitarian organisation,
has called for increased invest in education and health as a solution in tackling insecurity in the society, especially in the Lake Chad region.
The Country Director of the organisation, Mr Charles Usie, made this known in Abuja at the Youth Regional Exchange meeting of European Union Lake Chad Basin Project.
To read more visit https://nnn.ng/plan-international-calls-for-increased-investment-in-education-health/
NNN News
Ijaws in Diaspora partner Bayelsa Govt. to improve educational standard
The Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC) said it was ready to collaborate with the Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (BEDTF) to uplift the standard of educational in public schools and ensure infrastructure development.
The council’s President, Prof. Mondy Gold, said this during a virtual conference with members of the BEDTF on Tuesday in Yenagoa.
To read more visit https://nnn.ng/ijaws-in-diaspora-partner-bayelsa-govt-to-improve-educational-standard/
NAN
Ganduje lauds UNICEF, FCDO for girls education programme in Kano
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for their intervention on Girls Education Project (GEP3) in Kano.
Ganduje, represented by the state Commissioner for Education, Abdullahi Yan’Shana, gave the commendation at the official closing of the 10-year intervention project in Kano.
He said that the project had improved the capacity of teachers to deliver effective learning and governance to strengthen girls education.
To read more visit https://www.nannews.ng/2022/09/27/ganduje-lauds-unicef-fcdo-for-girls-education-programme-in-kano/
Within Nigeria
You are ignorant – NANS fires Senator Adeola for asking FG to stop funding university education
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has described the statement of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Solomon Adeola as ridiculous and irresponsible.
The student association noted that his statement was a sign he lacks understanding of how the government should operate.
To read more visit https://www.withinnigeria.com/news/2022/09/27/you-are-ignorant-nans-fires-senator-adeola-for-asking-fg-to-stop-funding-university-education/
PUNCH
Chancellor canvasses modern teaching methods
The Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, has charged stakeholders to design policies that will improve the qualities of graduates being churned out at all levels of education.
The ABUAD founder advised university management and governing councils to place a high premium on the application of modern teaching skills through capacity building for Nigerian teachers.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/chancellor-canvasses-modern-teaching-methods/
PUNCH
Polytechnics need more power supply, says Rector
The outgoing Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Olarenwaju Aluko has said that polytechnics need more power supply to operate than universities.
The rector, who clamoured for the provision of a stable source of power to the school, disclosed that one of the challenges his administration faced was a shortage of power supply.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/polytechnics-need-more-power-supply-says-rector/
PUNCH
NITDA’s UTAS, U3PS report unofficial, political – ASUU, SSANU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities have described the report where the National Information Technology Development Agency said the University Transparency Accountability Solution proposed by ASUU and the University Peculiar Personnel and Payroll System by SSANU failed integrity tests as a political and unofficial statement.
The PUNCH had reported that last week, the announcement was made by the Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta; representatives of the National Information Technology Development Agency and other top government officials at a meeting, saying the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System also failed the test.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/nitdas-utas-u3ps-report-unofficial-political-asuu-ssanu/
PUNCH
NANS blasts senator over education funding comment
The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West Zone D, has knocked a Nigerian Senator, Solomon Adeola, for asking the Nigerian government to stop funding government-owned universities.
Adeola, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, had recently urged the government to have a rethink on funding government-owned tertiary institutions, their salaries as well as recurrent expenditure.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/nans-blasts-senator-over-education-funding-comment/
PUNCH
Strike: FG’s order barbaric, says Ebonyi ASUU chair
The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ebonyi State University Chapter, Dr. Ikechuku Igwenyi, has said Federal Government’s forceful directive that lecturers should go back to the classroom was not only barbaric, but was capable of worsening their already debilitating situation.
This was as the university don pointed out that the authorities’ decision to drag ASUU to the Industrial Court was an indication that it lacked the power to conciliate and negotiate.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/strike-fgs-order-barbaric-says-ebonyi-asuu-chair/
PUNCH
Court quashes NANS president’s suit against ASUU, FG
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja Tuesday struck out the suit filed by a factional president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Umar Lawal, seeking for the court’s order to mandate the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call of its industrial action and return to the classroom.
Lawal, who told the court that he filed the suit marked NICN/ABJ/273/2022 on behalf of himself and NANS, withdrew the suit when the matter came up in court on Tuesday
Lawal told the court presided over by Justice Polycarp Hamman that he had fled a motion of discontinuance on the account of the challenge by the student body which contested his standing and denied that he is the President of NANS as he had deposed to.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/court-quashes-nans-presidents-suit-against-asuu-fg/
The council’s President, Prof. Mondy Gold, said this during a virtual conference with members of the BEDTF on Tuesday in Yenagoa.