A United Kingdom-based Nigerian researcher, Dr. Obinna Ogbonnia, has spoken of the necessity to prioritise academics welfare and enhance learning facilities in the nation’s basic faculties and universities.
Dr Ogbonnia, a lecturer at Swansea College, United Kingdom, made the decision on the weekend throughout a coaching tagged ‘Ebonyi Academics First’, held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
The researcher famous that investing in academics stay one of the best method in the direction of attaining standardisation in Nigeria’s instructional system.
He expressed concern that academics haven’t been receiving empowerment and sufficient coaching for profession progress.
“Academics want a few of these basic wants to boost profession and instructing. Such wants embody meals, clothes and shelter.
“What number of academics throughout states can increase of getting a home or land property?,” the researcher requested.
Ogbonnia famous that there’s at all times have to recognise the academics because the drivers and the brian field of the society.
He subsequently gave out N1 million as present to 1 Mrs Alice Awaza, the oldest instructor on the programme.
Awaza, who’s at present a instructor in Ohofia Group Major faculty, Ukawu, Onicha native authorities space of Ebonyi, has served for 32 years.
Awaza began her instructing profession in 1992.
9 different academics from completely different major and secondary faculties acquired Hp laptop computer every to help their teachings.
Additionally talking, Prof Daniel Nwibo, Provost, School of Well being Science, Ebonyi state College, EBSU, stated academics deserve higher situation of servicesl, not solely in the state however Nigeria at giant.
Nwibo described academics as “builders” of the society.
Prof Godwin Onu, Lecturer, Political Science Division, Nnamdi Azikiwe College, Awka, Anambra, who spoke on Info and Communication Know-how, ICT, stated it was mandatory to handle the challenges of ICT in instructing processes in the nation.
Onu famous that ICT may make instructing and learning simpler and assist in bringing extra entry to international information in instructional system.
“College students get learning updates simpler. So, authorities want to boost academics capability by way of ICT and to allow them meet the worldwide pattern in instructing and learning,” he stated.
One of many members, a instructor generally known as Awaza, thanked the organiser and known as for extra superior coaching for academics in the agricultural communities.
