National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) don call for more emphasis on practical skills, vocational training and digital literacy inside Nigeria education system, saying na that kind direction go prepare students for work and for the kind economy wey technology dey drive.
Di students body make di call inside one statement wey im President, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, sign. Inside di statement, NANS commend di reform initiatives wey di Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, dey push, and describe dem as critical to preparing more than 40.1 million Nigerian students for future employment.
According to Vanguard report wey Adeola Badru write, di initiatives wey di association single out include di expansion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), di introduction of one revised curriculum wey place greater emphasis on practical skills and digital literacy, and di drive towards digital transformation.
NANS talk say di policies dey significant for improving students learning conditions, for promoting skills acquisition, and for aligning educational programmes with di changing demands of di technological world.
Di association use di statement remind say na dem dey represent di interest of over 40.1 million Nigerian students, so di pro-student policies and reforms by di minister dey affect dem directly.
“As the body representing the interests of over 40.1 million Nigerian students, we are largely affected by these pro-student policies and reforms by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa,” na so di statement put am.
NANS add say di expansion of TVET, di revised curriculum and di digital transformation drive na some of di major initiatives wey dem see as aimed at repositioning di education sector.
