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RccoJlUllen,llltlons 1'bc~dql( NaUOnal PoUcym Educa..t.U:J all: laudabk: and WI \0 rmIise them lOr na.lb:tal devdupnlUll. the: rc<OInmendaUOns ~ prtJ8Cn:d: llumanvEshouJdlx~fromUme arlOUs bds (1XimarY to Ir:rlIaJyI to If)vc: room for tDl cfnew IIUlcw.lUons and Ideas. 121 R~tralnll''' oIlVE tcachcnJ 15 CMOluaJ 80 UI8l !hoy am~uck(;'n1clY grounded In U1r: ~ OllIeprcnc:un; Imcwledgc.. skIDs and BUiiudes they ~ apccted II) dl. (3) M n:lenlnl tc:xtbooks rum ~ matc:r1aIs wtthin conl~ of"TVE progranhncs should be de-
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OREFADJ Fann. F"c:dcrnI U~ly 0( Agrtcu tt.ure.. Abcokl.Ila [FUNAAD). He slaled thai agrteulture Is II lIIaJor aJDtrlbWor to thr naJJao's Gl'tIISS Domestic: Product (COP). adding that the ~ d ~ pc:q:* dthb CIllDllIylar]f:tydqrnd!HD.L
1be rax:nmm diplomat that the country Is
Anyaoku
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UruVCJ1lllly of Agrtculrure whiddt::lCl.lSeSoon:scarrll, admonishing the University to sec Its
coming to Abcokut8 Is atwa}'8 a 8O\Il'U ol JOY to him and hb famlly. Aoyaoku,whodlsclosed
products as addlUonal
thai he had bagged 32
Income.
He noted that the If"OpiCal cows the University rears arc the typi cal o nes used In tradJUonal ~ In the eaatem part of Ule country. Anyaoku thanked CUd OIusegun 05hunkeye. lOr Inviting him at the iu.stllnce of the vlcechancellor. adding that EgbWand 15 not unCamillar to him. bccau.se his wife hails from Akr:. and thai
honorary degrees from
dUferent
universities
across the world. said FUNAAB was the first spedall&cd university to hooour him ""lth one. In his address. the ChalrlUan. Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria PIc. Chief Otusegun 05hunkeye. daK:r1bc:d the IC5UvaI as a promoUoo of lnh:racLlon and n:iaUOnshlp belVo"Cm Ule town and gown. The seasoned
lodualJia.lJsl saki there Is acompdlIngn:a.'Qlb'UxTown and Gown to meet andbralnstormrtguiarty to ~ the J]{Ition forward Acc:ortIlng lo him. the Town. which people Ilke him. wouIdpulcornrncn:lal idea5lnto the: ~ and u:adting'f 0( UN: Gown. Earlier In IUs wdcomc address. the Vice Chanccllor. Professor otU!IOIa Banddc: ()yewoIe. stated thaI the In1poItUX:c of Yam (~l as food crop could nol be ~ In NJgI:rta.
adding that It ~ not only B5 a stapk: IOod. but abo as cash crop.
and conf~ sOOuJd be 1xx1ies (0 keep lVE teachc:rs abmlsl d
and inrJOorcUJoos. r.uK:UlloIlJ and adcqUB.le lac:lll.Ics slUJJd be In VllTOUS btSUtuIJon5 diVE. 8ho1.Jc be a strnng poilUcaJ will to emun: full U'lD ,i goals d TVE as ~ 10 U1r: Na-
lJOClts
IS) put In pl;:
16) ImplenlCl tional
Rmean::bF'llrmDlm;:torak:
economy
v~1OpI5
<>gan§y TVJ>: new
F iRMER 5ecretaryGeneral of lhe Commonw,"Ilh. CbJefEmekaAnyacku.1::m:$ deacrIxd agncuJt.l.IR as a k r. 1 I.n Nig rta' ey ea ure e S ~ di9do8ed this recmUy a1 the 2012 Yam RoastIng F'el!JtivaI held at Ute TeachJng and
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r..duc:alkn I/.Ite Iwdng o(1VE educadon should be cne!p 'C'nntenL Nlga1a !lllI:IUId bom:N' a leal Ii'om l.I5A etitlCaliO 131 ~ poltcm and facilitate C8~ pocIty buildIn~and tcchrDoglcal growth and dc:vcIopmcnL tSI A dt:ilxrall' bilow-up ~ should be put In place by n"E bodlcs to cn~h pWat:eB. to eflSlm':
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suraJ by
naLional ~~q,.Jl :nL
Conclatlun
No na~ hu.... ,.~ earned ~WllaJnabk: development without In ClUn~ maselvdy tn hu 1VE. Our leaden should. as :nutter or urgency Invest Ihdr poHUcal wtD. fund and ne to tflSLll1: that Nigeria ~ ber vision 2<> 202O~ts. t1k:f"1cn.. cvldmt that iJrany rntJoo to be devdoped. h!:!Ic glu d 1VE mU"Jt be vI§:JrousIy pur8ued. ~ I.... a:.n Iculum oflVE Jllust be strcngthe:ncd so U-.al gradU1l1.es am be drecltYcly tmpartJ:d to be sdf-~ and IIdr-reliant and this WID a:nsequc:ntly
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would
e.Pro-C1uln£leUo. Ch.UifLawr-ence Ayfnde OfaJrunll!: ~ ~laring open the 2012 Yam ROG$tlng FI!Stf. Palqfthe Federul Untuers-if:J/ oJ Agrlcultur'e. Abeokuta recent ly. With him are thevc, Proff!SSO'('Oluwola 0yeUJ0le ~ U.a ~We qf Ute A1ake qf l!'gtIcIland. Ch~ Alanl Bankole (3rd righl}. Chairmon.. Uifarge CemenJ: WAI'CO Nfgerio PIc. Chif:f Okrsegun Oshunkeye (4th right) and the former SecretaryGeneruL CommoruDealth. 0Wif &neka Anyoob (3rd JqtJ
Oyo SUBEB boss meets head teachers
eAwonu.tl ls Ihe f.strarI Chl!if &Eecutlue of By 8lod_ lI.aham..m.ed . reg the Nattolud &'ard for Tech.n lcaI .Kducatfon I C HAIRMAN. Oyo (NASTEB). State Universal -- ---- - ---------Basic EducaUoo
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Board (SUBEB" Dr Busu1 AdebI.sI, has st.reascd the commitment of Ule stale ~lt Lo uptlftiog Ihc stat of teachers to lm us -
MlDl!iteJr see s qu ty education for the deaf ~~ tsIER qr Edu-
:.n. PrTlfcssor
ayyatdtJuned
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Rufa·l. haat stre5~pd Ute
mo:I.mlRlkr:c~~1..C8O:n
CMIti* tn1 (~~ ID h: dc!f"altMrUt~aU'tly.
Rufa·I~t1~!f.JbmBSion whBc dd~ an address recenhy a."lI! ilrsl NauonaJ Ocbr EU~cauon SummIt ~ by lhe Ccn"" ...~~'C SerIIiCaI for (I::SSO). Ullf\.'oeralty IIorIft. In c:oIIabJnWon ",1lb thI; I\tgtrtan Natllnll ~dIUJOfi c:I Ute: Ikaf (NND~ TIle mln1!tcr. wto WlUI rq:naaued al the IXtaaion byU1r:\fk:e.cbana::lJclthe: UnM:rsIty dOortn . !"rokssor Is-haq 0II1)'U1e. rmntcd out that the &u:nmlt, thcmed ClLl dren: RIgtII to Qu.abcy E:ducaUon.-
beat
-near
callie at an......-h_ tknc -...-~
when the Fedcrai MloistJy oC EduadJon '8 MlfkIng In trnnsbm tbeClh.l:::atlonsystern
or tile aamIry.
"1bc: edUOlUm or Ule deefe ancd.sudl an:as d cducaUoo that ~ UI'gmt allcotJan. - the mintsto' satd. addJllg -the Na~ liDnaI PdIcy on Education ~ the place and trnportancc: d dear edual-lion In NIgcr1a. wfthirl the a:atte:x1 d pn:MdIog bmaI 8pttia1 ecU::aUao b- JJtIOI*with hmrtng •• 4JilbDkJIIII..She abo stre!8ed that U1r:Fedc:r.r.lMlnisbyolEducatJoo would conttnuc: to tnJUate a ruoUr"c1n::bm ~amcd at n:postlD'algtbc:CIIb:':atb.1I:IS)'&-
Ianfortbr:baJelLdaldllzertII. lr"n:8peCttvc: ol thetr physical sIb.JIIlD:L
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Ruill8lalCd It:IIIt Ihc Ikd«al and ataJr; jJffillAhUds ~ the mpr.umce d
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educalJoD In n:I:mbIIIiaUng the deal. 1hI5. ~ ID her. ha!'I been dmo.u-atm
HcaIIh. ProbJsar~
U:wugh Ihc C!'Jlabltt!tuncnI or a nwnber or speclaJ achooIs sp!lflflkIg pre-pr1-
O&}'.IDIHY.~tnI
te1ialy Iosdtuti:IOs.. at dIf~ lmcsTIle 1I11nt5lc:r. howc:vu. oOO:d that the: ClIIRnt outJU. d. spedaI cdu::aHon wftb pIrtbJIar n*n:oce 00 deal educaUon In the oounlIy. IJCIEdt to be .Ir:tJpn;:MXl tI8'jt1g that tIxft; B a mz:d 10 ~ and n:posIUon tbeeduc:atb:J ddcalJlflll* btbeauJbyloambm to gIIiJaIbr:IIlpa::tUsandal9o meeltbedEmlmdlic:ltbr:\I!I!Il Ill.RIII:rr d di:r RIll me: bm dbcanlg
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ma gxxtw:III rnc!!I8I:IIJ: 10 lIx SWltm!l lIx MInl*r c:I
a..mw.
said Dee{ EducaUun Is very tmportanl not only 111 emurtng U181 this ~ d)lC!ClJk: an: cardrd ab\t ir Ihdr ovcrnI dcvd-
opncnLbutalso~O"l'IlIdog that Ihcy an: ~ to
CODIrbJte thdrql.da to IDlD1 buIId1ng. whk:h WCIUId ottErwbc rIOt be rUle 0JlV-
IJy sa av.'3}' fium -tbfa; vay ~t iCSPUsaa,.-
Al!!ospe:almgalUte:Sun-
mtt. the Pn:s6dcnL NIg01a NIltbJaI NaJdaUoo cI the: Deaf {NNAD~ Mr SuIdr:nan SakaDagbo.CXJft8IKdlqlc UJRI. at the:endcl~ SUP-
mil tJ:JtR wouk:I be the poIItkB1 wOlin oom:d. aJ the: IopI!JIdcdncss In Deaf Edu-
catbl In I.bc CXJWlby.
proving the standard of education til Ule statt:. Adebl5l Slated this reemUy during IUs meeUng
adcqua1edalabasc:lbdJandllng Issues retaung to tcachc:rs In lhe slate. Head tead1ers from all
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public prtmary 8ChooI!'I In
headteachcrs. the SUBEB bosssaJd. -we must all see
at the Lckan SalamI SladI l!>ada urn. n..
wtthhcadtcacl1c3of~·h...
:~e.ccl= ~= ~.:.:;t;..:e:::d~ ourselves as agents or
change. In the ana of be· sic educalion at th15 cru-
dal period. The present decaying sltuallon. In which W1: find ourse1ves. caII!I for an under5tandIng dcollccUve responsIblllty by aJt arxI !Sundry.He added that Just as lhi:: slale govcmment was busy lmprovtngthe wdfar'c of the teachas and rdlabUllaUng (lId schools In the slate. lack of commll-
ment on Ule part of teachwould not be aocept. able by the govenuncnL Dr J30dc Adet\cjl, D1n:cu ollCT_ Oyo Statr:. 10IOnncd the headt.c:acheB that the state atands La gaIn a kit rrom lhe atate poanmmrs lDOIo'C to have: CI'S
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