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Challenges Facing Schools in the Federal Capital Territory

Written by Akeem Alao

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Board has announced that major challenges facing schools in the Federal Capital Territory are shortage of specialised teachers, classroom congestion and poor funding.

The Board stated that it had been directed by the FCT administration to increase the number of primary and secondary schools in the city from 150 to 160, to meet enrolment in rural areas before the end of this session.

Chairman, FCT Education Board, Yahaya Musa Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday 20th September, 2019, when he and other board members toured selected schools in Jabi and Garki.

Executive Chairman, FCT Education Management Board, Kabiru Ibrahim Matazu said the authorities have reached 90 percent completion of 2013-2015 projects it inherited from past administrations, adding that the board has successfully addressed insecurity related issues in all government schools in the territory by building fences and hiring security officers to protect the schools.

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Akeem Alao

Akeem Alao trained as a language teacher. He graduated from Adeniran Ogunsanya college of Education where he studied English/Yoruba Languages and Ekiti State University where he obtained a degree in English Education.

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