The Administrator of Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School, Idimu, Rev Fr. Emmanuel Ugwejeh has called on governments to do everything in their capacity to hand over public schools back to mission, adding that the academic and moral decadence prevalent in the educational sector started when schools were taken over by governments.

There are a number of challenges; but the most important ones have to do with the issue of dilapidated structures that this administration inherited. The structures were in very bad shape and were not conducive for quality learning to take place. We also have the problem of congestion as you find about 60 pupils in a class in some schools and sometimes, you find up to 80 in a class in other schools.

A new initiative that offers parents simple approach for sponsoring their children’s education as well as creating a solid financial foundation that will guarantee the future of the beneficiaries has been unveiled. Called Meristem Child Education Guaranteed Plan (MCGEP), it is a long-term savings and investment portfolio where the child’s education is sponsored with the investment.

The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Management service, Babcock University, Professor David Babalola has called on Nigerian sports leaders to also pay attention to the development of other sports such as athletics, swimming, boxing, basket ball among others the same way they are paying attention to the development of the game of football.

Professor Abudulhamid Abubakar faculty of Arts University of Maiduguri has said that having a medical practitioner in the literary world that is also doing very well in the development of literature in Nigeria is a great challenge for those already in the literary field.