BUK VC Receives Minister of State for Education in Kano
The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Professor Adamu Abbas On Friday, 10 November, 2023 received the Minister of State for Education, Dr.Yusuf Tanko Sununu at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.
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The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Professor Adamu Abbas On Friday, 10 November, 2023 received the Minister of State for Education, Dr.Yusuf Tanko Sununu at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.
The Minister, who was on his way to Paris to attend UNESCO meeting, expressed appreciation for the reception accorded him by the Vice Chancellor.
When asked about revamping the education sector, the Minister explained that adequate funding from the government matched with great political will by all stakeholders has been the only panacea to addressing the lingering challenges facing education sector in the country.He affirmed that Nigeria was lucky this time around to have a committed leadership that is willing to face the challenges in the sector head on for a lasting solution.
The Minister further said “the best way to address the lingering problem in the education sector is to have an adequate funding as well as the political will by all the stakeholders,” he posited. He assured that from our part, the government is very much committed to facing the challenges.
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The minister also hinted that government is workingassiduously to adopt information and technology in education especially in view of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As part of the deliberate policy aimed at advancing the cause of education in the country, government has initiated a strategy of prioritizing technology in education,” he disclosed.
According to him, already policy has taken off with the launching of the project at the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and would be extended to other institutions to adopt the system.He noted that in line with the best practice as obtained in other developed nations, Nigeria is also adopting the use of technology in teaching and learning at all levels of our educational system.The former law maker and medical doctor charged other stakeholders in the education sector to rededicate themselves and change their psyche, pointing out that the burden is not only for the government alone to cater.
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“Everyone is a stakeholder in developing the education sector. We all have to contribute collectively in order to secure our future as a nation,” he said. Prior to his appointment as Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununuwa was a member of the house of representatives, representing Yauri/shanga/Ngaski federal constituency in Kebbi state and served as Chairman House Committee on health.
