A Nigerian lawyer, Edem Ossai, has raised concerns over what she describes as the Ministry of Education's insistence for secondary school students being taught Business studies to practice using Typewriters only.

Ossai who shared a video online where she spoke on the issue, said she was at an education summit in Oyo state last week where it was revealed that students learning Business studies in Nigeria are forced to learn using typewriters.

According to Ossai, secondary schools that wish to teach Business studies are compelled by the Ministry of Education to own typewriters before they can get accreditation. Ossai argued that the era of using typewriter is long gone and that students who are supposed to be the leaders of tomorrow should not be exposed to such archaic method of doing business.

''A most distressing subject was brought to my attention. Did you know that in Nigeria today, children learning Business studies in secondary school are forced to learn with the use of typewriters? Secondary schools that wish to teach Business studies, either private or public schools, to get accreditation to teach that subject, have to own typewriters. This is a cause for serious concern. Unless you have been in coma for several decades, you will be aware that typewrites have no place in the modern place of work. They have no place in businesses today'' she said

Ossai pointed out that from her findings, schools that do not have computers do not teach Business studies and schools that teach Business studies, rent typewriters for their students when the need arises.

Watch a video of her speaking passionately about this below

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CkMy1AJNa/

Source: https://www.thenaijafame.com.ng/2019/09/nigerian-lawyer-edem-ossai-cries-out-as.html?m=1

More, Watch The Video HERE

That's too retrogressive...

Who else is imagining a shop full of typewriters right now?... in this era

Good move!! I swear even for school wey I finish from you go see Secretarial Admin students dey hijack big big typewriters till now

This is Nigeria.

I'm not surprised with the way this nation is going backwards.

Na by force ??

Jesus wept.


What a country


Please pray for Nigeria.

Ok

...yet the ministry of education get billion of naira for funds...

Mheen! What a shame! This is the result of putting old old people in position where a youthful person that's technologically sound should occupy!

When kids their age are computer gurus

Goan learn Jo
Lazy students

Ibi pelebe

Adim confused!

Attention seeker, type writer makes them learn typing fast

After learning with typewriter, the child will now go and compete with someone who learned with a Mac book

is good now for the beginners

I'll actually be getting a typewriter at some point.

I need to not be writing for the whole world to see all the time.

This lady is a fool.its not the fact whether the era of typewriter is gone or not. typewriting is a topic under business studies and they are to learn with it.let her check syllabus or scheme of work. even shorthand is still taught. I know what am saying because am a teacher.

I see nothing wrong here so long they cannot afford computers, after its still the same keyboard.....

see what Edem Dorothy posted

Old gist
I even sat for it in WAEC

Chithauri:
This lady is a fool.its not the fact whether the era of typewriter is gone or not. typewriting is a topic under business studies and they are to learn with it.let her check syllabus or scheme of work. even shorthand is still taught. I know what am saying because am a teacher.

A very half-baked teacher, it seems. You don't even understand what they're talking about.

Chithauri:
....typewriting is a topic under business studies

Why would the curriculum retain an irrelevant exercise?

Obsolete