The Don spoke yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, during the 2023 Press Week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, organized by the Demola Babalola-led Executive.
At the event declared open by Governor Seyi Makinde, who was represented by Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, with the Minister for Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammad Idris represented by the Director of Public Relations and Protocol in the Ministry, Mrs. Omolara Esan, and Former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Yemi Farombi, the lecturer advised the three tiers of government and other stakeholders to intervene by providing more funding to save the sector from total collapse.
While delivering his paper themed: “Nigerian Economy: Re-imaging Education System for the Fifth Industrial Revolution”, Kester noted that the fifth industrial revolution, which is now the trend intends to bridge the gap between the man and machine, noting that Nigeria needs to digitize its education sector so as to re-image its education sector.
His words: “We need to take our education sector more seriously. Nigeria’s education is more orless knowledge transmission, it does not take care of the quality. Nigeria’s education is very weak, poorly funded and there is an urgent need for intervention. It is garbage in garbage out. From primary to secondary, and to tertiary, we are having issues. It is becoming a serious issue. To improve the education sector in the country, more money, more funding is required.
“To re-image and digitize the system, we need more adaptive learning environment; we need skills that are not taught in classrooms. We need to increase access to education. We are moving into the fifth industrial revolution which is called “Industrial 5.0″ and so we should have Education 5.0”, he said.
Speaking on behalf of the state governor, Seyi Makinde, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that “The press week is not only for merry merry alone but for deep soul searching. Journalism is the best profession”.
Mrs. Omolara Esan, who spoke on behalf of the Minister of Information, Idris, urged journalists to continue to promote the ideals of democracy through their reportage, stressing that “there is the need to continue to report the activities of President Bola Tinubu. Let us continue to promote the ideals of democracy because the success of our democracy lies in your dedication to service. I am confident that we will overcome our challenges”., she said.
