The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, has emphasized the need for all partners to align their projects and programmes with Nigeria’s priorities to address the country’s educational challenges.
This call to action was made during a meeting with representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Press, Boriowo Folasade .
“We must work together to fix our country’s educational system. The era of working in isolation is gone. We need collaborative efforts to ensure that our investments yield measurable results.
“The era of working in isolation is gone. We must ensure that all interventions are aligned with our national priorities to effectively fix our education sector.
“JICA’s new interventions are commendable. However, we must scale up these efforts by incorporating UBEC to ensure that at least one effective school is established in each of the 36 states,” Dr. Alausa stated.
The minister stressed the importance of UBEC’s involvement in expanding the effective school initiative nationwide.
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He proposed that teachers under the Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education (SMASE) project, receive training in effective school locations to ensure synergy.
Dr. Alausa proposed a high-level meeting involving JICA, UBEC, and the ministry to be held in April, to finalize a joint financing strategy for nationwide implementation.
JICA’s Chief Representative, Mr. Yuzurio Susumu, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s education sector.
He highlighted JICA’s initiatives, including curriculum development, ICT integration, and teacher training.
Mr. Nwanya Stephen, Programme Coordinator for Education at JICA Nigeria, outlined the agency’s ongoing efforts in education, focusing on teacher development, social mobilization, and school infrastructure improvements.
