OpEd: COVID-19: The Revival Must Start With Education By Seun Awogbenle | Sahara Reporters Technology must be at the heart of our new reforms, including improving access to the internet and ensuring that data is affordable for the greatest... READ MORE:
If there is ever a time that we require national reflection on the failure of Nigeria’s educational system to meet global standard and new reality, the present closure of schools as a result of COVID-19 appears to be that one time opportunity that we badly need to rethink what is presently called education in Nigeria.
I find this apt, particularly at a time when COVID-19 has forced a new normal on teaching, learning and instruction globally, both at the foundational and tertiary level. What is however sad, is that Nigeria appears unprepared for the new normal. In the United States where similar restrictions have been in place since late February, students in elementary, mid and high school similar to Nigeria’s primary, junior and secondary school are about to conclude their 2019/2020 academic year through the help of digital and distance learning that has long been mainstreamed.
The confusion is even more palpable for students in tertiary institution, as at Thursday March 19 that the Federal government ordered the immediate closure of tertiary institution, the Academic Staff Union of Universities were already on a nationwide strike, the fallout of negotiations with government was already keeping university students at home even before then.
Government is unbothered and carrying on like all is well. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education that should lead this charge and call for revival has shown remarkable incompetence and demonstrated his lack of grasp and capacity for the demands of that office. In an administration where incompetence has been normalized I am not surprised the President has kept him there that long!
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