Group Makes 1 Key Demand from Davido's Uncle Days Weeks After Resuming Office as Governor

• The governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has been urged to declare a state of emergency in the state
• The call for this was made by a non-governmental organisation, Urban Alert, on Monday, December 12
• According to the organisation, public schools should be well equip in the state to improve learning for students

A non-governmental organisation, Urban Alert, has called on the newly sworn-in governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, to declare a state of emergency on public education in the state.

The Cable reports that in a statement issued on Monday, December 12, Urban Alert said the decision is to ensure that capable hands are appointed to manage the state’s education sector.

Making recommendations to the new state governor, the NGO said a citizen’s survey conducted shows that job creation, health, commerce, and education require the government’s urgent attention.

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It also noted that agenda setting is important as it helps in assessing efforts made in making life worth living for citizens.

The statement read in part:

“According to the survey, job creation, health, commerce and education ranked as the areas seeking ‘extremely urgent’ attention from the new government.

“Residents of Osun state yearn for the government’s serious attention in providing quality primary and tertiary healthcare services to vulnerable residents who cannot afford the state’s Osun Health Insurance Scheme as it were."

How we enrol 'drop-out-married' girls into schools in Kano community, father highlights

Parents in Tarda community in the Ungogo local government area of Kano state have adopted different measures to ensure their girls are not enrolled but stay in school to complete their basic education.

One of such parent is Mustapha Abdullahi Tarda whose focus is on making sure that girls who were married off earlier go back to school.

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Also, mothers in the community encourage each other through an association supported by United Nations Children’s Fund and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Education experts reveal why Nigeria is experiencing low learning outcomes

Legit.ng had earlier reported that experts across Nigeria had called for strategic approaches to improving learning outcomes in school children.

The experts warned that 70 per cent of the children who are currently in school are not even learning.

According to them, there is also a need for all stakeholders in education to work towards ensuring teachers' development bearing in mind, the importance of training and retraining school instructors.

Source: Legit.ng