AFRICAN EDUCATION

EDUCATION IN AFRICA, HOW FAR?

BY OSITA NOBLINE

Education standard in Africa seems to have improved drastically, following the intense call for renaissance.

It has become imperative to begin to apportion responsibilities to those who deserve it to lead the way in ensuring a proper standard of education in Africa. The hope for Africa welfare in education is something better and believing in Africans and their way of life. By way of judgment, we are not lagging behind per se, but all we Africans need how in our commitment and resilience in chanting a better course for a better society.

Education in Africa is a welcome development because Africans are gradually talking over the standard and norms across the globe. Take for instance in the field of Engineering, science and technology, Banking, Industry, Medicals and other fields of endeavors.

Africans has fared well but Academic and other fields of life so far the education standard has improved drastically and there is the need to continue to improve forever.

2016/2017 ADMISSION LIST UNITY COLLEGES

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASE 2016/2017 ADMISSION LIST OF CANDIDATES INTO UNITY COLLEGES

BY OSITA NOBLINE

The federal government has released the admissions list of successful candidates into the federal Unity College for the 2016/2017 academic year.

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, announced this in a statement issued by the ministry's deputy director (press), Mr Ben-Bem Goong, on Thursday in Abuja.

Adamu said candidates could check their names on www.fineinterviewtest.com. He urged candidates who took part in the National Common Entrance Examination to check their names on the website.

The statement said a total of 89,231 candidates took part in the examination, out of which 49,869 met the cut off mark.

He said "of those that met the cut off mark, 24,422 candidates have been admitted, with Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Enugu, and Federal Government College (FGC) Owerri topping the list with a total of 400 students each, while Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC) Otukpo and Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Tambuwal had the least number of 120 candidates each", the statement said.

It further directed all unity school to resume on 19th September, 2016.

The minister therefore call on all Nigerians to make the unification of the country a major priority. Insisting that Nigeria unity is a better one for educational standard and development.

With the new developments on admission into unity schools, the ministry of education Abuja has set a standard which has make for a better educational upliftment of prospective candidates into these colleges.

Such will equally foster more academic learning environment and peaceful co-existence.

ALL HAILS THE HND/BSc EQUALITY

ALL HAILS THE HND/BSc EQUALITY

OSITA NOBLINE CHIDINMA

Ever since the federal government made the HND/BSc qualifications, it has elicited reactions from different polytechnics in Nigeria.

When this reporter went round to interview some persons and students across some of our polytechnic in the south east such as Abia Polytechnic Aba in Abia state, federal Polytechnic Nekede in Owerri, and Federal Polytechnic Oko, the students reactions from these institutions was full of excitement even as they hope that this implications by the federal government, would help to remove the disparity completely.

In a separate interview with some students at the Federal Polytechnic Oko, there reaction was that of unending joy in their heart. One of the students who gave her name as Ugorji Chinenye said "I am happy for the steps taking so far by the federal government to bridge the gap between HND/BSc holders, now they would not be any discrimination again by students from the polytechnic ".

Another student name withheld, expressed delight on the new developments and however called on the federal government to ensure the through and proper implementation of it for the betterment of polytechnic students who has suffered discrimination for so long.

In mass communication Department of federal Polytechnic Oko, a student, Mazi Chimezie Okoroafor never hide his feelings when he said "I am happy for the government intervention in their bid to end the so long discrimination between HND holders and BSc, indeed Polytechnic education can never be allowed to suffer".

EDUCATION THE BEDROCK TO EVERY SOCIETY

It was former British Prime –minister, Mr. Gordon Brown who once said “Education is an empowerment, and there is no empowerment that is more than educational empowerment”.

        While speaking at the international summit on education in Washington during the regime as British Prime Minister Mr. Brown highlighted on the need for leaders of different countries of the world to empower their various countries as a way to go. In our society today, anyone who is not educated is regarded as nobody and people do not take whatever he or she said as serious.  As a student, I have come to realize that every aspect of human lives hinges on knowledge, and education as we all are aware is transmissible. It flows from generation to generation, thereby making it a life time thing.

        Now that we are in school, there is every need to ensure that one put in the best in terms of education in order to become a better citizen in the society.

The government has a big role to play in this regard, having known the necessary need and importance of education. 

First, the government should as a matter of urgency make education something affordable for everyone. This will help in competing favorable with the rest of the people outside the country.

Secondary, in our primary school and post primary levels, government should role out some scholarship schemes and equally make education free in a bid to cushion the ignorant gap that is pervading in our level leaning.

As we all are aware and conversant with the important of education, it is pertinent that everyone must pursue it and succeed in it. The time to be in line to education and declare in ignorance is no other time but now.