Omo, big news don drop for education sector as our Federal Government don launch Beta Book Ranking and Selection Committee wey go ginger wetin we dey use for school. This one no be small matter o!
No be say dem dey play, as di Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, yarn for Abuja say di current process no dey work well. Textbooks wey no get quality dey top our school shelves like say na market, and parents dey suffer as dem dey buy books wey no even make sense. E no fit continue like dis!
Alausa talk say di committee go carry serious reforms come wahala. Dem go cap di number of textbooks wey go dey approved per subject so we no go dey see 50 books wey no get standard. Abeg, wetin we go do with 50 books if dem no get quality?
Di Minister don also carry matter go ground for publishers wey dey bundle workbooks with core textbooks. This practice dey put pressure on parents like rainfall for dry season. How dem want make parents dey buy new books every year? No way!
“Una mission na to dey review existing approval framework wey dey operate for Nigeria,” na wetin Alausa talk give di committee wey dey loaded with key education faces. Dem go define beta assessment criteria and launch beta ranking structure so dem fit protect learners and parents from wahala.
Di aim be say only seven textbooks go dey officially ranked per subject, especially under di UBEC framework. Once dem don approve am, e go dey run for minimum three years unless major changes come up. This na serious upgrade!
Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad go dey lead di committee, with other education giants from NERDC and UBEC join body. She don talk say dis committee go shine light on di book approval process, make sure say our pikin dem dey access better quality materials. This one no be joke, na matter of serious reform.
Di NERDC Executive Secretary, Prof. Salisu Shehu, don praise di initiative, saying e go stop di kind wahala wey dey make schools dey pick books without following standard. Wetin we go gain if di educational materials no get quality?
As dis new initiative dey roll out, we dey hope say dem go carry out di reforms quickly to put a smile for di faces of students and parents wey dey worry say school no dey value dia money!
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