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By Zeenat Sambo
The Minister of State for Schooling, Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu, has lauded the management of the Federal School of Schooling Iwo, Osun State for producing one of the best scholar within the nation’s School of Schooling system.
He made this recognized on Friday on the Schools of Schooling Educational Workers Union (COEASU) 2024 Worldwide Lecturers’ Day celebration and awards for one of the best college students with the theme “Valuing Lecturers’ Voices In the direction of Repositioning Trainer Schooling in Nigeria.”
Whereas commending COEASU for the history-making occasion, he appreciated the newly established FCE Iwo for its distinctive management model.
The Minister assured that the Federal Authorities will grant scholarships to the scholars. He directed that their knowledge be submitted to the Federal Scholarship Board whereas urging individuals to see educating as a career, not simply an exercise.
In September, COEASU organised its maiden nationwide competitors to determine one of the best college students from all of the Schools of Schooling in every of the six geopolitical zones and nationwide. After rigorous examinations at designated centres in every geopolitical zone, Mubarak Latona of the FMC Iwo got here first in Southwest. He then proceeded to compete with different winners from different zones and emerged because the nationwide winner.
In selling educational excellence, President of COEASU, Dr Good Olugbeko stated the union has awarded N3.5 million to 6 distinctive college students, every from one in every of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
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“Our Union has instituted a scholarship for one of the best scholar within the School of Schooling system in Nigeria. By means of a clear, goal, and externally coordinated strategy of examinations, we decided one of the best college students in faculties of training inside every zone, in addition to the general greatest amongst them.”
The awardees are Nwachukwu Chioma Ruth, greatest scholar within the North-Central zone from Nasarawa State School of Schooling, Akwanga; Musa Abdullahi Musa, greatest scholar within the North-East zone from Aminu Saleh School of Schooling, Azare, Bauchi; and Nusaiba Awwal Barau, greatest scholar within the North-West zone from Sa’adatu Rimi School of Schooling, Kumbotso, Kano State.
Others are Nwoha Johnson Obinna, greatest scholar within the South-East zone from Benjamin Uwajomogu State School of Schooling, Ihite Uboma, Imo State; Ezeanofu Chisom Miracle, greatest scholar within the South-South zone from Federal School of Schooling (Technical), Asaba, Delta; and Latona Mubarak, greatest scholar within the South-West zone and total greatest scholar in Nigeria from Federal School of Schooling, Iwo, Osun State.
Talking on the event, Govt Secretary of the Nationwide Fee for Schools Schooling (NCCE), Professor Paulinus Chijioke, applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assenting to the Schools of Schooling Institution Act in August, which granted the faculty of training system autonomy to award levels in trainer training concurrently with the earlier NCE.
The very best scholar, Latona, additional expressed gratitude to the Union and urged mother and father to enroll their kids/wards in Schools of Schooling, particularly now that Twin-mandate (a programme that results in the award of Nigeria Certificates in Schooling ‘NCE’ and Bachelor of Schooling ‘B.Ed.’ diploma by Schools of Schooling in Nigeria) is in motion.
