Stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector have called for a comprehensive transformation of the country’s education system through innovative, inclusive and sustainable learning approaches.
CDA News Nigeria reports that the call was made during the 3rd International Conference of the College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), themed **”Rethinking Quality Education: Innovative, Inclusive and Sustainable Learning from Early Childhood to Adulthood.”**
Declaring the conference open, the Vice-Chancellor of MOUAU, Prof. Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, described the event as a platform for generating practical ideas and strengthening partnerships that will drive meaningful reforms across all levels of education.
The Secretary to the Abia State Government, Dr. Emmanuel C. Meribole, reaffirmed the state’s commitment to educational transformation through strategic reforms, stressing that quality education remains the foundation for national development.
Also speaking, the Commissioners for Tertiary Education, Prof. Uche Eme Uche, and Basic and Secondary Education, Elder Goodluck Ubochi, called for collaborative policies that guarantee equitable access to quality education for learners at every stage of life.
The conference featured keynote and lead paper presentations by renowned scholars, including Prof. Dorothy Ebere Adimora, Prof. Emmanuel Etta Ekuri and Prof. Nnamdi Obikeze, who advocated lifelong learning, innovation and inclusiveness in education.
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the conference ended with participants urging sustained collaboration among governments, institutions and development partners to reposition quality education as a catalyst for inclusive growth and sustainable national development.
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