The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All, CSACEFA, has called on the Federal Ministry of Education to organise online training courses for teachers to improve on their knowledge during this lockdown.
The group made this call in a statement signed by Kabiru Aliyu, the National Moderator, CSACEFA on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to him, the lockdown period should be judiciously used to restore the education system as well as encourage teachers’ development.
He added that the landmark progress achieved so far in the fight against the pandemic could only be credited to the level of literacy and education among Nigerians.
Mr Aliyu, however, noted that more was needed to be done to enhance the literacy level of Nigerians so that the pandemic would be defeated on time.
“We are very much concerned about what will happen after now, especially in recovering our economy and restoring our education system.
“Now that we are still battling with the coronavirus, it is important that we begin to think of what should be done after now.
“This is a good opportunity for us to begin putting necessary infrastructures in place for our students, especially basic and secondary education.
“We call on the Federal Ministry of Education and other departments and agencies to put together, online training courses for teachers’ development.
“This is the right time to continue to develop our teachers. We must encourage our teachers to take online courses to improve on their knowledge while we await the end of the pandemic.
“Government authorities at local, state and national levels should intensify their efforts, as the landmark made in the fight against COVID-19 so far was due to the level of literacy and education among Nigerians.
Mr Aliyu also lauded the efforts of the Presidential Task Force team for its daily press briefing, adding that the briefings had checked the spread of fake news.
He also appreciated the support of the various civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations as well as private individuals, who had distributed palliatives to Nigerians.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that CSACEFA is a coalition of over 600 civil society organisations, CSOs, working on education issues in Nigeria.
NAN
