Abia State Government has announced September 7 to 12, 2026, as days of orientation for the newly recruited teachers on modern learner-centred teaching methods to prepare them for the challenge of teaching and learning. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, explained that the training would be held at the Dr Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba,... The post Abia To Train New Teachers On Modern Education Curriculum, Methodology appeared first on New Telegraph .
Abia State Government has announced September 7 to 12, 2026, as days of orientation for the newly recruited teachers on modern learner-centred teaching methods to prepare them for the challenge of teaching and learning.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, explained that the training would be held at the Dr Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba, and Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Umuahia, urging participants to select their preferred venue through the Ministry of Basic Education’s portal.
He declared that the orientation would expose the new teachers to the responsibilities and expectations of public and civil servants, the vision and strategic direction of education under the Governor Otti administration.
According to him, participants would also receive training in digital literacy, classroom technology, data-driven teaching tools, STEM methodologies and vocational alignment, with experts in the various fields serving as resource persons.
On road infrastructure, the commissioner disclosed that direct-labour maintenance works were undertaken at 43 locations across the state during the period under review, with two projects completed, while no new ones were added to the maintenance schedule.
He listed the completed projects to include the rainy-season maintenance of the 5.2-kilometre Umuehim-Okpuala Ngwa road, which traverses Isiala Ngwa North and South LGAs, as well as the 250-metre access road to the Chima Ubani Memorial Hospital at the Obingwa Council headquarters.
He added that 26 road projects remained under contract, although work had slowed considerably at most sites due to the heavy rains, even as the survey and inspection activities were nevertheless ongoing at various project locations to ensure that approved alignments, levels and specifications were maintained.
Prince Kanu also disclosed that the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection was coordinating the protection, voluntary repatriation and reintegration of Abians affected by xenophobic violence in South Africa, saying the Ministry was processing an additional batch of returnees while maintaining contact with leaders of the Abia community in South Africa to identify and verify other stranded Abians in need of assistance.
The Commissioner further disclosed that the state’s Sexual Assault Referral Centres recorded eight cases of sexual and gender-based violence during the period under review, involving survivors between four•× and 25 years of age, who were provided medical, psychosocial and legal support, even as it is collaborating with law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators were brought to justice.
At the recently concluded 2026 Abia Women’s August Meeting, the Commissioner described the programme as a new model for grassroots development and strategic empowerment of women across the 17 local government areas.
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