Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development under the leadership of Ahmed Fatimah Bisola, Commissioner, has designed a “mass media class” for Senior Secondary School students in the state to mitigate effect of the closure of schools due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
By this programme, students preparing for WAEC and NECO examinations can sit back at home and watch or listen to lessons by the teachers on Television and Radio stations as scheduled.
A statement signed by the commissioner, stated that “the Ministry is aware that exams were approaching before the State Government issued a directive on #Stayhome as one of the decisive measures to fight the spread of Covid-19.
“It is regrettable that the Government can not predict an end to this scourge but it is safe and strongly advisable to abide by the directive given so that the citizens can stay safe.
“While every efforts worldwide are on the approach to stop the spread of Covid-19 and the discovery of vaccine to cure the virus, the Ministry has designed a mass media class where resourceful teachers on different subjects would be brought on Radio to teach Secondary School Students.
“The Radio Class is designed in such a way that Students will be allowed to call for questions and clarifications. Students in the state are hereby strongly advised to take advantage of this opportunity to continue their learning so that they can easily meet up with the syllabus.”
The schedule programmes will be holding at Sobi FM; Monday to Friday – 1pm to 2pm
Kwara Radio FM
Monday, Tuesday & Friday – 4pm to 4:30pm and Wednesday & Thursday – 6:30 to 7pm
On Gravity FM Igboho;
Monday to Friday – 9am to 10am and NTA Ilorin; Monday to Friday – 10am – 11am
