Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has bemoaned the educational backwardness he claimed is prevalent in the Northern area of the nation. Speaking on the public presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) Book 1 sequence for Nigerian universities and a e book in his honour in Abuja on Tuesday, May 16, Adamu stated the educational backwardness is prevalent because the North’s interest is Islam. He additionally stated the National Universities Commission (NUC) drive for extra personal universities in the nation, is paying off following the institution of extra establishments in Northern Nigeria in current instances. The Minister additionally revealed that out of the 37 new personal universities authorised by the Federal Executive Council on Monday, May 15, a big of them are located in the North. Adamu stated; The North is in self-imposed educational backwardness because the interest of the North is Islam, and Islam is the best promulgator of information. In 859 AD, one Fatima Al-Fihri (sic), a woman-Muslim lady established the primary college in the world, on the time, the Italian universities, Oxford, and Cambridge universities haven’t began, the primary college nonetheless present there, it is now in Morocco. About 100 years after that one, one other college was established, the second college in the world earlier than the colleges of Europe, in Cairo and similar to the primary one, this college was established by a Muslim lady, Fatimatu Zahara.So the primary two universities in the world had been established by Muslim ladies and right here persons are utilizing Islam to maintain ladies at dwelling. I feel it doesn’t make sense. The publish North is in self-imposed educational backwardness because their interest is Islam Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
