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From Fred Ezeh, Dorcas Esokawu and Racheal Anyaso, Abuja
Federal Government has re-emphasised the need to tackle adult illiteracy among Nigerians, and equip them with the requisite knowledge and skills for their socio-economic liberation.
To this end, the Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced strategies that would enable its parastatal, the National Commission for Mass Literacy (NMEC), to drive the renewed adult education process.
Minister of education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who addressed a press conference in Abuja to inform the public of the activities of the 2017 International Literacy Day, with the theme “Literacy in a Digital World,” said the document was designed to apply modern methodologies to provide formal education to the underserved.
The minister, who was represented by the permanent secretary, Sunny Echono, acknowledged that illiteracy remained a social problem that could hinder socio-economic development of the people.
NMEC executive secretary, Prof. Abubakar Haladu, explained that the proposed mass literacy plan was targeted at pulling 10 million people out of illiteracy in next three years.
He was optimistic that stakeholders would give accelerated attention to the document, and also support its implementation for collective growth and development.
