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RSITIE VE S C NI O U M NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION L M A I S N S O I I O T N A N T H C E OU VI GHT AND SER MONDAY www.nuc.edu.ng A PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY th ISSN 0795-3089 13 February, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 7 Dhaka E-9 Ministerial Meeting Nigeria to Publish Education Data 2014-2016 in June -Prof. Anwukah lists Challenges for Education 2030 Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina MP (2nd left), the DG UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bakova (3rd left), Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, (2nd left), and other E-9 Ministers at the opening he honourable minister of 2016 in June this year. education data generation was s t a t e f o r e d u c a t i o n , challenging in Nigeria but disclosed TProfessor Anthony G. Presenting the National statement at that effective measures had been Anwukah has acknowledged the the just concluded E-9 Ministerial taken to “to address this gap.” challenge of education data meeting on Education 2030 in generation in Nigeria but assured Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 5 to7, The E-9 is a form of nine countries that the country would publish the the Minister said that as indicated in to achieve the goal of the education data for the years 2014- the background note of the meeting, UNESCO's Education For All in this edition Ensure Constant Curriculum Reviews Prof. Rasheed Tasks Edo Govt. on Savannah Centre Seeks -FG directs NUC at FUD Convocation Science Education Collaboration with NUC As NUC Partners JAMB on International Page 8 Page 13 Students Recruitment Page 11 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Bukola Olatunji (Editor), Dr. Obinna C. Okwelume, Okoronkwo Ogbonnaya, Musa Bukhari, Minasigha BlueJack (Secretary), Leke Alayande (Production Secretary), Sadiq Abubakar (Cameraman) Enquiries: [email protected] 13th February, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 7 The E-9 Ministerial at the opening, Prof. Anwukah (middle) (EFA) initiative. The nine countries system can only accommodate system, more universities had been In this forum are: Bangladesh, about 350,000 candidates as established bringing the total to 152. Brazil, China, Egypt, India, against the annual of about 1.5 Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and million”, he disclosed, adding that According to the Hon. Minister of Pakistan. the problem was compounded by state, the Global Education Professor Anwukah also said that it the preference for university Monitoring (GEM), report 2016 had was unfortunate that at the end of education over the polytechnics predicted that Nigeria going by the the EFA and MDGs in 2015, “we and colleges of education among current trends would only achieve are still grappling with the issue of prospective candidates. Universal Primary Education by out-of-school children”, adding He however, noted that in a bid to 2070, positing that “ I deresay that that “we are faced with the adverse reduce the problem of access in the some of the countries are familiar effect of the attacks by insurgents in the North-East and we are still implementing strategies to address education in emergency situation”. The Hon. Minister of State also mentioned that there were still shortages of infrastructure and facilities in public schools as well as inadequate qualified teachers to deliver quality education. At the tertiary level, Prof. Anwukah told the meeting that Nigeria still needed to increase access as well as improve quality and “link education to industry's needs and other development goals”. “Due to low carrying capacity of Prof. Anthony Anwukah the existing Universities, the Minister of State for Education, delivering Nigeria’s National Statement Page 2 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 13th February, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 7 with the above narrative because to a large extent, the E-9 countries face similar challenges in the education sector. Prof. Anwukah said further that the challenges call for a renewed impetus and a re-engineering of our education systems. “ My country has resolved that the GEM report prediction will not come to pass.” He said that with the onset of the sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Nigeria had developed a Prof. Anthony Anwukah recieving a plaque from the new chair of E-9 and Minister of Education, Bangladesh, Mr. Nurul Islam Nahidi strategy to lay a solid foundation for achieving the SDG's, while in recognition of the critical role of leadership.” leveraging on the experience of the education as a tool for attaining all EFA goals and the MDGs, revealing the other SDGs, Nigeria had He further told the meeting that in that Nigeria's vision for the new adopted for the attainment of the order to tackle the challenges of the agenda was to: SDG 4, an approach that aligned Nigerian education system, a (i) Leave no one behind; with her national education policy roadmap for the sector was (ii) Integrate the SDGs in an priorities, adding that “in this developed tagged: “Education for inclusive and people- regard, our President, Muhammadu Change: A ministerial strategic plan centred manner and Buhari, GCFR, directed that 2016-2019”, aimed not only to (iii)Focus on institutional and Nigeria's education system must reposition the education sector but policy strengthening. prepare its children for the also articulate clearly the activities responsibilities of citizenship and targeted towards promoting The Hon. Minister of state said that national development and global inclusive quality education delivery. The Nigerian Delegation: L-R Dr. Maiyanga, Mrs. Oguah, Ambassador Katagum, HMSE, Prof. Anwukah, Mrs. Maidoh, Prof. Obioma, Dr. Bobboyi and Ibrahim Yakasai Page 3 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 13th February, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 7 provision of equitable, inclusive, quality education for all. In her address to declare the E-9 meeting open the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina MP urged the E-9 countries to emphasize on building skilled teaching professional alongside e d u c a t i o n a n d t r a i n i n g programmes, assuring that Bangladesh would achieve inclusive and equitable education and life long learning by 2030 “facing all the challenges” The Bangladesh Prime Minister said “It is necessary to find out a L-R: Mal. Ibrahim Usman Yakasai, Dr. Hameed Bobboyi and the Pakistan Education way to attract qualified people Ministry, Muhammad Balig Ur Rehman through giving incentives as motivation for them to come On funding, the minister informed Prof. Anwukah advised the meeting forward to join the teaching the meeting that to address the that “we must strengthen our resolve profession for building skilled challenge of inadequate funding in and our commitment to ensuring teaching professionals. the sector, “we have in place a that the E-9 group remains an special allocation targeted to example of focused south-south In her remarks, the Director- improve the quality of education cooperation, and reiterated Nigeria's General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina and promote the delivery of “unflinching commitment” and Bakova, said that with more than education. One such is a Federal resolve to work with E-9 countries half of the world's population in the Government Financing framework to achieve their common goal of through the Universal Basic Education commission which is 2% of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CFR)”. “At the tertiary level government also promotes private sector participation in the funding of education through the tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). This is a 2% education tax on the assessable profit of all registered companies in Nigeria used to improve physical structures, provision of instructional materials and equipment, research and NUC Director, Information and Pubic Relations, Mal. Ibrahim Usman Yakasai, and publications as well as academic Her Excellency, Mrs. Mariam Katagum at the Nigeria’s exhibition stand staff training and development. Page 4 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 13th February, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 7 Front Row L-R: Ambassador Katagum, Mrs. Maidoh and Prof. Obioma E-9 countries, failure was not an Bangladesh took over the chairman S.A to HMSE, Prof. Godswill option. of the E-9 for the next two years Obioma, the Director, D.EPR&D of from Pakistan. the FME, Mrs. M.O. Anene Maidoh, The Dhaka 2017 E-9 meeting Rep. of the ES NUC and Director, jointly organized by the Bangladesh On the delegation of the HMSE; I&PR, Mal. Ibrahim Usman Ministry of Education and were the Ambassador/Permanent Yakasai, Rep. of ES NCCE, Dr. Alex UNESCO also adopted an eight- delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, Maiyanga, and Mrs. F.E. Oguah, point Dhaka declaration, pledging Her Excellency, Mrs. Mariam Sec-Gen. NATCOM-UNESC. to insure inclusive and equitable Katagum, the Executive Secretary education to all by 2030. of UBEC, Dr. Hameed Bobboyi, the Some delegates in a group photo with the E-9 new chair and Bangladesh Minister of Education Mr. Nuril Islam Nahid (middle in Black Suit) Page 5 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 13th February, 2017 Vol. 12 No. 7 E-9 Ministerial Meeting on Education 2030 Inclusive And Equitable Quality Education And Lifelong Learning By 2030: Challenges And Opportunities For E-9 countries DHAKA DECLARATION We, the Ministers of Education and corresponding targets set within heads of delegations of the E-9 Noting that the overarching goal 'The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable countries in attendance - the which seeks to 'ensure equitable and Development' and the 'Education People's Republic of Bangladesh, inclusive quality education and 2030 Framework for Action' which the Federative Republic of Brazil, lifelong learning for all by 2030' serve as the overall guiding the People's Republic of China, the reflects the aspiration and f r a m e w o r k f o r e d u c a t i o n Arab Republic of Egypt, the commitment of each of our development and enhancing Republic of India, the Republic of countries for national education lifelong learning opportunities in Indonesia, the Federal Republic of development by 2030, the coming few years.
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