The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has given principals of all Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) one-week deadline to register their schools with the National Safe School Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC)
Sununu, who gave the directive in Abuja on Monday during an interactive session with principals of FUCs, said the purpose was to protect schools from attacks.
The NSSRCC, an initiative of the Federal Government, was established on Feb. 23, 2023, in response to increased cases of attacks on schools by bandits.
It is saddled with the responsibility of coordinating safety and security responses against violence in schools and host communities.
The minister noted that all schools must be duly registered on the national safe school response coordination centre to filter information that would help secure the schools.
“We are giving a deadline of one-week for all schools to be registered with NSSRCC to filter information and escalate to the security agencies for quick response,’’ he said.
Sununu also expressed decline in the enrolment rate of students, calling on the principals to ensure their schools get more students.
He said that the ministry had developed a portal for self-learning, urging the principals to key into the portal for their students to build their skills through technology education.
He, therefore, charged them to put efforts in making their schools better, especially in the area of quality education so as to boost students’ enrolment.
Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, reiterated the ministry’s commitment to work closely with the principals to achieving quality education in all schools. (NAN)
