Bauchi govt orders principals, vice principals to own smartphones

Bauchi State Government has directed all public secondary school
principals and their vice to own smartphones.

Dr. Aliyu Tilde, the State Commissioner of Education issued the
directive on Wednesday when he received officials of the Bauchi
Centre for Information Technology and Development.

He said the directive was imperative to make the school heads
ICT compliant.

“Android is the familiar terminology that is widely being used
in every being’s life. Smartphones, tablets, gadgets, personal
computers, etc are the products of smart technology that have made
human life smarter, easier and accessible.

“Smart technology has not only enhanced the way of living but
also become an integral part of everyone’s life,” he said.

According to him, information technology has been influencing
lives in recent years in the fields of education, and as such
remained a vital communication tool in improving learning outcomes
and deployment of better teaching techniques.

He said his office had developed software through which he
monitors the daily attendance of teachers in the 214 secondary
schools across the state.

The commissioner pledged to partner with CITAD in the area of
ICT to transform the education system in the state.

Earlier, the CITAD Senior Programs Officer, Malam Isah Garba
explained that the visit was to enhance partnership with the
ministry.

He pointed out that CITAD had conducted series of activities
aimed at improving the education sector in the state, including a
research in 2015 on the state of education which led to the
declaration of state of emergency in the sector in the state.

Garba assured that CITAD would support the ongoing reform in the
education sector in the state, and appreciated the activism and
reform mindset of the commissioner towards bringing positive
changes to the sector. (NAN)

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