Senator Aikon Eyakenny, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education, said curriculum and teacher quality should be improved to address the country's inadequate education standards.
She also called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to raise the exclusion limit for students who want to study education. Rep.
said during the oversight of the 2022 National Personnel Audit conducted by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja on Monday: We cried for it in the room. She argued that while maintaining proper public schools is the responsibility of the government, education should not be left to the government alone.
She said parents and wealthy Nigerians should help the government to improve the decline in education levels.
Eyakenny, who also expressed concern about the increase in children out of school, said children would not go to school because of national unrest.
"Parents don't want to send their children back to school, so this has increased the number of children out of school," she added.
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But she knows that the essence of the audit is to help planners collect information and accurate data about schools in Nigeria, and records know how governments, especially parliament, should advise. Said it would be useful.
“Apart from that, this exercise also helps determine the number of teachers at each school when staff are happy with the number of students. Apart from ensuring that these teachers are enrolled in TRCN, the quality of the teachers is also very important, "she said.
She states: "Therefore, this exercise affects both private and public schools.
Senator Ikechuku Godson Avana, President of Goal International School in Abja, ensures that staff and management provide the necessary training. Promising that the school is among those who comply with the rules and regulations. Set by the government.
