This was the submission of Mrs Maureen Bakare, first Director-General of Lagos State Commission for Women.’
Mrs Bakare who holds a degree in English Language & History from the University of Ibadan and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of Leeds in the UK, recently marked her 81st birthday by hosting the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Lagos chapter in her residence. She noted that education standard was poor because teacher education was also poor.
Speaking on how she was able to keep fit, read without glasses, remember and describe historical events, Mrs Bakare said the impact of reading to a nation cannot be over-emphasised. “The secret to my retentive memory is reading.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Publishing, reading culture diminishing in Nigeria -Prof. Bogoro - Vanguard News NigeriaProfessor Sulieman Elias Bogoro , Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund ,TETFUND has asserted that the publishing and reading culture of Nigerians has diminished and at its lowest ebb.Bogoro made the assertion recently in Calabar while commissioning and formerly handing over the Academic Publishing Centre, APC, built by the FUND for the South –South region in the University of Calabar,UNICAL.
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »
PDP calls for release of Rivers education commissioner, family members, others - Vanguard News NigeriaThe Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called for the immediate release of the State Commissioner of Education, Hon. Dr. Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja, his family members and the State Co-coordinator of Arise Nigeria, Hon. Benjamin Diri who were allegedly arrested by the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt.
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »
Standard of education changing, not fallen in Nigeria - UNN VC - Vanguard News NigeriaContrary to the widely held opinion that the standard of education has fallen in Nigeria in this era of technological innovations and its attendant academic distractions, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, said the system is changing for good.
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »