SMH! 63m Adults In Nigeria Are Illiterates, 11.5m Children Are Not In School – Min. Of Education

Date: 19-09-2017 7:55 am (7 years ago) | Author: kacy lee
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The Federal Government has said that 63 million adults are illiterate and 11.5 million children are out of school in the country.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated this yesterday in Abuja during the flag-off of the 2017 International Literacy Day celebration.

He said the Day serves as a platform for government at all levels and other stakeholders to review the progress so far made to tackle problem of adult illiteracy and the menace of out-of-school children.

Adamu, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sunny Echono, decried the situation in which a large number of the citizens could neither read nor write. He said: “Worldwide, 750 million adults today still lack even the most basic literacy skills. Some 264 million children and youths are not benefiting from education.”

The minister said the theme of the 2017 International Literacy Day, “Literacy in a digital world”, was apt considering the present administration’s determination to bring the necessary development to the country, adding that digital tools would play a great role in expanding access to learning. Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy and Adult Education (NMEC), Prof. Abba Abubakar Haladu, while acknowledging the challenges of tackling adult illiteracy, said the Commission has come up with an operational plan to address the problems.

He, however, called for support of all stakeholders to address the challenges as the Federal Government alone would not be able to do it.


Posted: at 19-09-2017 07:55 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- tegonwa at 19-09-2017 08:39 AM (7 years ago)
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And What Are Our Leaders Doing About It?Nothing.Very Hopeless!Nawaa O!
Posted: at 19-09-2017 08:39 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- angesco at 19-09-2017 09:41 AM (7 years ago)
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And most of the 63m are IN GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!
Posted: at 19-09-2017 09:41 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- angesco at 19-09-2017 09:51 AM (7 years ago)
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Quote from: tegonwa on 19-09-2017 08:39 AM
And What Are Our Leaders Doing About It?Nothing.Very Hopeless!Nawaa O!

The LEADERS are the ILLITERATE ones!

Let's what SENSE if any BUHARI will make when he SPEAKS on this years topic - STRIVING FOR PEACE at ongoing 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly. Other world leaders have spoken.

I just hope they can UNDERSTAND his poor PRONUNCTION of ENGLISH - the LINGUA FRANCA of Nigeria.

Posted: at 19-09-2017 09:51 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- crocatum at 19-09-2017 10:00 AM (7 years ago)
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63 million is not a small number, no wonder we are not so enlightened.
Posted: at 19-09-2017 10:00 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Flowpajun at 19-09-2017 11:04 AM (7 years ago)
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i cry for Nigeria  Cry
Posted: at 19-09-2017 11:04 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- ruthie at 19-09-2017 11:48 AM (7 years ago)
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i believe this..majority of people here are illiterates...They are unable to write a write a sentence without grammatical blunders....Besides, identification is the first step, when this is done...The govt can act!
Posted: at 19-09-2017 11:48 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- christianity at 19-09-2017 12:14 PM (7 years ago)
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what do u expect from the poor masses,when their own president is still searching for his school cert since more than 2 years he assumed office.so pls dont blame the gullible nigerians.
Posted: at 19-09-2017 12:14 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Floyd29 at 19-09-2017 01:55 PM (7 years ago)
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Who to blame?
Posted: at 19-09-2017 01:55 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- officynero at 19-09-2017 09:51 PM (7 years ago)
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so?
Posted: at 19-09-2017 09:51 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- BournIdentity at 22-09-2017 03:17 PM (7 years ago)
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Roll Eyes                                                                           
Posted: at 22-09-2017 03:17 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- BournIdentity at 25-09-2017 05:11 AM (7 years ago)
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Roll Eyes                                                                           
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- BournIdentity at 29-09-2017 04:29 AM (7 years ago)
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Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes                                                                     
Posted: at 29-09-2017 04:29 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Oworen25 at 29-09-2017 11:35 PM (7 years ago)
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The government should see through that
Posted: at 29-09-2017 11:35 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- kixme at 11-10-2017 01:20 PM (7 years ago)
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as you talk now means say since you resume office you never do anything... rather you being in that seat has costed more harm than good.

the illiteracy population has rising by 25 %
Posted: at 11-10-2017 01:20 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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