*Coronavirus pandemic has upset the norm in Nigeria鈥檚 education history 鈹�Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education

*Anambra is unique, Federal Government happy with quality and success in education sector

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In a move to enhance effective teaching and learning experience in line with the evolving new methods of education in the state and the entire country at large in the post-COVID-19 era, the Federal Government of Nigeria has said that it will partner with the Anambra State Government in its e-learning initiative.

Mr. Emeka Nwajiuba, Honourable Minister of State for Education, stated this Sunday, August 2, in a message to the e-conference the state government organised to sensitise stakeholders in the education sector.

Agency report says the participants include parents, teachers and traditional institutions on the need to adjust to the new methods of education.

The Anambra Ministry of Basic Education and Integrated Developments Konsult (IDK) Learning Centre, Awka, jointly organised the e-conference with the theme: 鈥淔acing the New Normal: Post-COVID-19 Education in Anambra鈥�.

Mr. Nwajiuba said that the conference was timely and continuously necessary as the pandemic had upset the norm in the nation鈥檚 education history.

The Federal Government would like to be part of what Anambra is doing.

He thanked the Anambra Government for leading in addressing the new challenges in the education sector caused by COVID-19.

The Minister said: 鈥淲e want to thank you for this unique step in fashioning ways to forge ahead with education in post-COVID-19 era.

鈥淎nambra is unique, we are happy with the quality and success in the sector.

鈥淭his conference is not only unique, it is timely and continuously necessary.

鈥淚 urge you to make us part of your work-team so that your deliberations and conclusions can get to us so we can fine-tune it and make it impact on the system.

鈥淲e want to produce people with skills that can impact the society and not just certificate wielding graduates,鈥� he said.

Meanwhile, Govenor Willie Obiano of Anambra State said his administration was interested in seeing that there was no setback in education as a result of COVID-19.

Report further indicated that Obiano revealed he gave his full support to ensure that no child is left behind with teaching-on-air, a radio programme, which has kept the students educationally fresh since May 2020.

Prof. Kate Omenugha, Commissioner for Basic Education, Anambra State, said that education could not wait; hence, the need to brace up for the new challenges posed by COVID-19.

Omenugha said that to sustain the quality of education in the era of limited physical contact between teachers and students, technology remains the best option and that everyone must appreciate it.

According to her, this is the time for innovativeness in the education system, we need all stakeholders to be involved in the new normal education post-COVID-19.

鈥淭here will be limited physical contact between teachers and students; we are going into the era of remote teaching and learning.

鈥淭his conference is aimed at sensitising every stakeholder about the new normal in the education sector,鈥� said the professor.

Prof. Charles Esimone, Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, lauded the ministry for spearheading the revolution in the post-pandemic challenges in the education sector.

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