The Minister of Science and Technology,
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said this at the inauguration of the inter -ministerial
committee in the teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects in Local
languages in Abuja on Wednesday.
The inter- ministerial committee
involved Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education.
He said the inter -ministerial
committee would help to develop the capacity of the local languages to serve as
effective tools for teaching mathematics and science subjects.
According to him , the project will
help Nigerian students to understand mathematics and science subjects better.
He said the project would also promote
the application of science and technology for national development.
The minister expressed concern of the
government over the low interest in Mathematics and the science subjects by students.
Onu said various countries like India;
China adopted a related strategy by teaching Mathematics and the Science
subjects in their indigenous languages at the primary school level.
He added that those countries were
making advancement in science and technology.
“For us to build the country of our
dreams , for us to make Nigeria a truly great nation , a nation that is able to
feed and house its citizens, a nation with a stable currency , we must embrace
science and technology.
“Nigeria will remain dependent nation
if the citizens did not embrace science and technology because no nation can
become great without science and technology.
“If Nigeria is to be great then ,
Nigerians must embrace science and technology.
“The socio - economic challenges we are
facing in the country is as a result of inadequate application of science and
technology, ” he said . Onu said that graduates were no longer able to get jobs
after their studies because the nation imports everything it needed.
Earlier, Minister of Education , Malam
Adamu Adamu, said using mother tongue to teach Science and Mathematics would
certainly help and ensure the better understanding of the of the subjects.
Adamu, who was represented by Dr Useni
Adamu , Director overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry , said that the project would facilitate a major breakthrough in the
area of Science and Technology .
( NAN)
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