December 28, 2014 – Lagos State Government has begun distribution of maps and other instructional materials to schools in the state.
Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye who made the revelation while launching instructional material tilted, Lagos State In Nigeria and the world noted that the materials would assist in teaching and learning of civic education, history and geography among students in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos state.
She explained that many Nigerians do not even know the map of the country hence they do not have a clear understanding of the locations of each state of the federation stressing that the instructional material will help in solving this problem.
“let me assure you that the maps will help the students in their subjects such as Geography, History, Civic Education and Government among others and they will know more about the country, states of the federation, local government areas and indeed the world. In addition, the map will aid the understanding of the country by other Nigerians as well.”
Oladunjoye pointed out that research has shown that when the teaching of subjects is combined with instructional materials, students assimilate and understand such a subject better hence the importance of the instructional materials.
According to her, no fewer than 3,500 copies of the instructional materials have been purchased by the state government which will be distributed to the 1007 public primary schools and 664 secondary schools in the Lagos.
The Commissioner also thanked the West African Venture for the donation of additional 4,500 copies of the instructional materials to complement the state government’s efforts in improving learning in schools.
