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Professionalism key to successful teaching practice in Nigeria – TRCN

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Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has called for professionalism in the teaching profession

Mr Abimbola Okunola, Assistant Director in the council made the call in Karu on Friday at a one-day Capacity Training Workshop for Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria (ECAN), sponsored by TRCN.

He said this would create successful impact in the education sector.

The workshop has the theme “Professionalism of Teaching and Teacher Education in Nigeria”.

Okunola said that the teaching profession had been rated more critical than any other profession in the world, hence the need to attract the best brains for the practice of teaching in the country.

According to him, teaching is rated extremely important to the development agenda of any society and Nigeria must not be left out.

“In the honourable court of France, only teachers are allowed to sit on the chair. In Japan, the police force has to take special permission from the government to arrest a teacher for any reason.

“In Korea, only teachers enjoy the privilege of a minister and in Germany, teachers are among the highest paid civil servants.

“In the beginning, teaching was so glorious and so noble that in every communities teachers were considered next to kings in importance and development of the society,” he said.

He added that unprecedented rise in societal demand for education, institutionalisation of materialism; emergence of greener pastures among others had forced teachers into a relegated position in the country.

He, therefore, emphasised the need for professionalism as the secret behind the success or collapse of any vocation, hence the need to critically take professionalism serious in the teaching profession.

He also called on teachers to maintain standards at all times as a Teachers Investigative Panel had been created by the council to sanction erring teachers.

Okunola added that the council was collaborating with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to train 28,000 unqualified teachers.

Similarly, Dr Magaji Waziri, Assistant Director, Department of Planning, Research and Statistics in the council,  said that the country hads been flooded with unqualified manpower which had lowered the quality of teachers in the system.

Waziri maintained that there was therefore need to set standards at all level while ensuring quality teaching and learning through monitoring and supervision of teacher education programmes.

Mr Chuks Ukwuata, Chairman of ECAN called on journalists to ensure adequate reportage of education stories to foster development in other sector.

Ukwuata commended TRCN for their role in ensuring excellence in the education professionalism of teachers as well as maintenance of teachers’ quality.

He also appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to give TRCN boss the chance to pilot affairs of the council for second term to continue transforming teaching profession towards attaining greater heights.

Also, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) tasked journalists on their role in ensuring that crisis in the education sector were resolved.

Ogbeche, who spoke on the topic ‘Education Reporting in Time of Crisis’ called for funding for schools security to ensure the safety of school children.

He added that it was time the country fixed her education by having a transitional education programmes that would translate into development of other sector.

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Nasarawa Lawmaker, Hon. Sa’ad doles out N28 million for empowerment, JAMB, Ramadan for constituents.

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“… says beneficiaries cut across party lines in all the 6 electoral wards of Umaisha/Ugya constituency…”

Nasarawa State House of Assembly Member Representing Umaisha/Ugya constituency Hon. Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa’ad, PDP has distributed rice worth N23 million to his constituency.

He also registered JAMB for 200 students of his constituency at the cost of N2million.

He made the distribution today in Umaisha, Toto Local Government Area of the state.

Hon Sa’ad also empowered 60 women with N50, 000 each in order to boost their petty business.

Hon Sa’ad, who is the Chairman House Standing Committee on Capital Market urged the students who qualify to write JAMB and yet to submit their names to do that immediately as he is ready to do more in that aspect.

He said that the gesture was borne out of his desire to assist his people, especially at this month of Ramadan in order to improve on their standard of living.

” All the people of Umaisha/Ugya are my people, what I am doing today is because of you, I am proud of you and ready to do what you want

” I have distributed this rice cutting across our people residing in Lafia, Keffi and Abuja in that order before coming home today for this distribution

” I have also empowered vulnerable women in my constituency as I gave N500, 000 each to each of the six electoral wards where 60 women were empowered with N50, 000.each

” I am ready to make the difference to better your standard of living,” he said.

The lawmaker promised quality and effective representation at the state legislature.

The assemblyman assured the people of his constituency of his readiness to provide more dividends of democracy to change their lives positively.

The lawmaker, therefore, solicited for the support of all and sundry to enable him succeed in the House.

He urged his constituents to be law abiding, respect constituted authorities and give their maximum support and cooperation to the policies and programs of Governor Sule to succeed.

He expressed concerned with what happened in Katakpa that resulted in the death of many people including security operatives and urged the people to stay calm as government is at the top of the situation.

“When there is peace, there is development, let’s continue to live in unity and peace,” he plead

Hon Sa’ad also commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule for his prompt action over Katakpa killing by sending delegation to the affected communities to ascertain the level of damage.

He said Gov. Abdullahi Sule promised to provide a military base in Katakpa to address further issues of security challenges

” Let’s all continue to support Engr. A A Sule to succeed so as to enjoy more dividends of democracy” he said

On their parts, Western Zonal Chairman, PDP, Alhaji Iliyasu Ogbehya and Umaisha Women Leader, Hajiya Salamatu Ibrahim appreciated the member and pledged their total support for him to succeed.

In his welcome address at the occasion, the representative of PDP Chairman, Toto Local Government Area, Alhaji Musa Wakili commended the member for the gesture saying that it was the first of its kind in the area that involved people across political parties.

” We are proud of you even before now. You are the reason for us to have mobile phone network services in our area.

“And we know that with this opportunity as member, you can do more, and that is what we are witnessing today,” he said.

He enjoined the people of the area to give all their necessary support to Hon Sa’ad to succeed

Speaking during the occasion, Chairmen of NNPP, SDP and ADP at the ward levels of Umaisha and Ugya commended the member for fostering unity among different political parties in the area which was first of its kind.

They called on their supporters to rally round the lawmaker to succeed so that he can continue with the good job he has started.

It would be reported that the event had the presence of Ward Party leaderships of People Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria People Party,(NNPP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Action Democratic Party (ADP), among others.

The rice were shared according to wards, groups, parties, security agencies, campaign committees among others to reduce the people’s hardship especially in this month of Ramadan.

Highlights at the occasion was the presentation of rice to leaders of different benefiting groups by the lawmaker as well as presentation of Two Million Naira Cheque for disbursement to students registering for JAMB.

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