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Nigerian minister of state for education Sayyadi Ruma observed that teacher's development strategies in the country must exploit the opportunities provided by ICT at the meet of UniAbuja Faculty of Education, the first national conference on education.
Ruma pointed out that the government had recognised the need for an educational system that was dynamic and responsive to the needs and aspirations of the nation and viewed the critical role of teachers in the attainment of the objectives in the educational sector. Besides improving professional dignity of the teaching community, ministry is also keen on the process of empowering the federal inspectorate services to carry out a nationwide quality assurance assessment of all schools, The minister said that with the current efforts coupled with the support and dedication of teachers, he had no doubt that the challenges facing the sector would be a thing of the past.
