Gom Mirian
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mammam, has inaugurated an eight-man committee which has the mandate to improve the quality of education in the country, as well as make it more accessible to all.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister stressed that providing quality and accessible education to all citizens is key to the socio-economic development of the country.
He, therefore, tasked the committee to develop ways that would help the Ministry turn around the fortunes of the country.
“I must confess that your assignment is not going to be an easy one because Nigerians are looking forward to the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to do a quick turn-around in all sectors of the economy, with education being the fulcrum to galvanise the needed changes to make Nigeria hold her own in the comity of nations.
“Mr. President has laid out his vision for his administration and it is anchored on improving the lives of Nigerians in a manner that not just reflects our humanity but encourages compassion towards one another and duly rewards our collective efforts to resolve the social ills that seek to divide us.
“On education specifically, our president has declared his commitment and as a priority, among other missions, to see about 10.5 million Nigerian out-of-school children retrained with skills that will make them stand on their own. We will, therefore, need a clear road map and framework that will guide the ministry to achieve these goals.
“To achieve this vision, we must necessarily harness our human resources. But before we harness our human resources, we need to be sure of what we need to do to fill in the gaps that have, over the years, inexplicably pulled us back,” he said.
He further highlighted some issues that the committee would need to look at, saying it is important that the curriculum, from basic to tertiary levels, meet the demands of “our times and needs of the society.”
