THE Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman and the Minister of State for Education Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu, have said that the most potent way of tackling out of school children phenomenal is to give adequate attention to adult education, emphasizing that educated adults are more prone to educating their children.
The duo are unanimous on the need to tackle Adult illiteracy, stressing that adult illiterates constitute the fountain from which out of school children keep flowing.
Speaking today at a briefing session with the leadership of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non Formal Education, Education Minister, Prof.Tahir Mamman, said ,one of the fundamental ways to deal with the ever increasing number of out of school children is to educate the parents, adding that an educated parent is more likely to educate his/her child.
Professor Tahir Mamman identified funding, advocacy and commitment as key elements necessary in tackling the menace of adult illiteracy.
The Minister directed the leadership of the National Commission for Mass Literacy to furnish his office with the current number of adult illiterates in the Country, their location and strategies for taking them off that shelve.
Alligning with the Minister on the same page, Minister of State for Education, Hon.Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu emphasised that adequate funding is critical in raising the Literacy level of the country.
Dr. Sununu wondered why the National Commission for Mass Literacy has been removed from the funding envelope of the Annual National Budget, promising that he will take up the matter with his colleagues at the National Assembly.
The Minister of State explained that the Mass Literacy Commission is not a revenue yielding Agency, but the provider of a critical National Service.
Briefing the two Ministers earlier, the Director General of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non Formal Education, Prof Simon Akpama told the Ministers that investment in the Adult Education subsector has the potential of not only improving the overall Literacy level of the country but will also drastically reduce the number of out of school children in Nigeria.
Kogi Guber: SDP Reacts To Report Of Sponsoring Protest Against INEC
THE Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distanced itself from a purported protest that took place at the Independent National Electoral...
Read more
2024 Budget Highlights: Oil At $77.96, Naira Exchange Rate Locked At 750 Per Dollar
NIGERIA's President Bola Tinubu presented the 2024 budget proposal to the National Assembly, which included a conservative oil price benchmark of...
Read more
Imo Election: PDP Guber Candidate, Sen Anyanwu Drags Uzodinma To Tribunal
THE candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Imo governorship election, Samuel Anyanwu, has vowed to recover his...
Read more
Labour Party Speaks On Supreme Court Ruling Between Peter Obi, APC, PDP
1. The Supreme Court issued a hearing notice dated 25th October 2023, notifying the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate...
Read more
BREAKING: Hon. Sergius Ogun Quits PDP
Hon. Sergius Ogun Quits PDP
Read more
Rivers Guber: Appeal Court Dismisses Case Against Simi Fubara
AN Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by Tonye-Cole of the All Progressives Congress,...
Read more
Leadership Recruitment Process, Africa’s Most Critical Deficit – Peter Obi At Commonwealth Summit.
says Accountable and Responsible Leadership needed. THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25th election, Peter Obi...
Read more
Let The Will Of The People Of Enugu State Prevail – Labour Party Cries Out Again
THE Labour Party has again reiterated that the ruling of various Election tribunals and the Court of Appeal against its...
Read more
Edo 2024: 38-yrs-old Engineer, Treks 108km From Auchi To Benin In Support Of Azemhe Azena
Pastor (Dr) Azemhe Azena speaking to newsmen after receiving Engr Kenneth Ifeloa (L) in Benin City A 38-year-old IT Engineer,...
Read more
Irekamba Emerges President Unemployed Youth Association Of Nigeria
He calls for inclusiveness of the organized unemployed youth in Nigeria affairs He charged the government and private sector on...
Read more
Full List Of Ondo Stakeholders, APC Chieftains Who Met With Tinubu In Aso Rock
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday night intervened in the political crisis rocking Ondo State Newsextra24 understands that the invention of the...
Read more
2027: Adeyanju, Suleiman Weigh Obstacles To Atiku’s Merger Call
IN the lead-up to the 2027 general elections, there has been a wide range of responses to the proposition for...
Read more
Edo 2024: You Can’t Be PDP’s New Godfather, Omo-Ojo Tells Obaseki
HON. Orobosa Omo-Ojo is a political activist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who, in 2020, moved with...
Read more
Tribunal Grants Ajaka, SDP Access To Kogi Election Materials
THE Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, led by Justice Yusuf Ado Birnin-Kudu in Lokoja, has granted Murtala Ajaka of the Social...
Read more
More Stories
Labour Party Reacts To 5-year Ban On Baze University By Nigerian Law School
Enugu Correctional Service Command Enrolls 1,137 Inmates For NECO
Tenure Elongation Of SIT At AAU, Ekpoma Suffers Setback As Stakeholders Condemned The Attempt To Continue To Foist SIT On The University