Professor Godwin Adeborah Oladehobi, chairman and founder of the Innovative College of Education (ICE), asked the federal government to improve its education curriculum, increase teacher salaries and meet global standards.
Oladehobi called in Abuja yesterday during the 2022-2025 graduate maiden convening ceremony.
He added that the federal government, as a regulatory body, needs to improve school curriculum with ideas of innovative technology applied worldwide for the development of the national education sector.
He said, “It will move forward and become better, especially when the education sector in the country is revived, reformed and transformed, especially with the innovations available to us. The government will implement these reforms that are necessary for the education sector to grow.”
“Many trained teachers are split into other jobs and are moved abroad due to poor pay schemes and lack of developmental resources. Teachers need to be motivated and compensated to enhance the country’s quality education.”
Keynote speaker Professor Cyrus D. John also said the challenges in teacher education revolve around the daily realities experienced by teachers and education administrators in the field of funding and resources.
He highlighted the challenges of inadequate power supply to schools, reliable or nonexistent internet facilities, outdated materials for libraries, and lack of furniture and other educational facilities.
“If teacher training institutions are hungry for basic necessities, it is unrealistic to expect educators who can provide quality education. Teachers trained in rarity are more likely to perpetuate the same cycle in the classroom,” he said.
On his side, the chairman of ESU Karu and Karu Traditional Council were also chairs of the Governance Council of the University of Innovative Education (ICE). Dr. Luka Panya Baba praised the school board and the alumni, and advised them to continue to have a good job of education at the forefront, absorbing innovative cultures and impacting communities and society as a whole.
