Education Secretary, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, don praise di Home Economics Teachers Association of Nigeria (HETAN) for di way dem don stand gidigba and dedicate demself to push Home Economics Education forward for di past 50 years. E highlight how di subject dey important for di society, e no be just about house management, but e dey help people, especially young people, learn di skills wey dem need to live better life, healthy, productive, and balanced.
Di commendation happen for di Association annual National conference and 50th Anniversary celebration.
Dr. Hayyo, wey Malam Rilwan Mudi, Deputy Director for di Department of Quality Assurance, represent, talk say di subject still dey relevant and e dey follow di way society dey change.
E hail di Association leadership for FCT as dem be example of excellence and di way dem dey promote Home Economics for all levels of education.
Di Education Secretary encourage di Association to prepare students well-well to handle dis time of technology, globalization, and di wahala wey dey society by giving dem di knowledge and skills dem need to survive for dis modern world wey everything dey connected.
E assure di Association say FCT Education Secretariat go continue to support Home Economics Education because dem sabi di value and di impact wey e get on families and society.
Earlier, for her welcome address, di FCT Chapter President of Home Economics Teachers Association of Nigeria (HETAN), Mrs. Rifkatu Lami Yisa, don talk say make dem continue to make Home Economics a compulsory subject for school entrance across di country.
She explain say di subject na foundation wey dey prepare students to manage their personal and family life well, and e go help contribute to di socio-economic development of di country.
She still talk say Home Economics dey promote entrepreneurship, and she beg Education Authorities to recognize di importance of keeping am for di curriculum as requirement for education progress.
Di FCT Chapter President assure say di Association go continue to push for policies wey go support di growth and development of Home Economics Education for Nigeria.
She thank di FCT Education Secretariat for di effort wey dem don make to make sure di subject still dey relevant.
Others wey talk for di event praise di Association for di things wey dem don achieve for di past 50 years and dem plan di way forward.
Di colorful program wey many people attend bring together educators, policy makers, and stakeholders with di theme “Home Economics: Panacea to Family and Society Viability Amidst Economic Downturn.” Di event still feature recognition and awards wey dem give to people wey don contribute well-well to di success of di Association since dem start.
Comr. Imaobong Umoekah
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