Professor Murtala Aderemi Bidmos is a retired professor of Islamic Curriculum Studies and Inter-religious dialogue at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). During his about four decades in service, he was Dean of Education at the university and was a Fulbright Scholar among other things. He is our guest in this maiden episode of the Education Podcast. We talked about issues surrounding teacher education, government funding and policy in education, his achievements as Dean of Education, UNILAG, the challenges with traditional Arabic schools, also known in Nigeria as Ile Kewu or Tsangaya, the recent abuse of students at an Arabic school in Ilorin, education reforms and other things.

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Timestamp: 00:00 Highlights 01:31 Introduction 02:22 The problems within teacher education 05:55 The challenges with the teacher training process 07:33 View on the new incentives for teachers in Nigeria and the teacher preparation programme 09:47 Sustainability of teacher education and the teaching profession incentives in Nigeria 12:30 Achievements as Dean of Education, UNILAG 18:34 What necessitated the Islamic Studies programme at the Faculty of Arts, UNILAG 20:45 Attitude to the teaching profession - Between passion and money 23:48 Nigeria has not started implementing its education policies 27:22 Are traditional Arabic and Islamic schools still relevant? 32:12 Shouldn't the child abuse incidents in traditional Arabic and Islamic Schools necessitate reforms in the system? 34:23 Evaluating NBAIS in Arabic and Islamic studies education 37:16 The way forward for the education sector in Nigeria 41:46 Conclusion 42:04 Clip from the next episode of the Education Podcast featuring Professor Labode Popoola 43:12 Subscribe ============= This episode is also available on the following platforms. Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3Ib23L2 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FKqIEV Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/33oiu8a Podcast Addict: https://bit.ly/3rjwfNr Podchaser: https://bit.ly/3rqxjiz Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/3FxWuof Deezer: https://bit.ly/3Fyxddu Listen Notes: https://bit.ly/3GADBlQ Player FM: https://bit.ly/3nRu0A7 TuneIn: https://bit.ly/3KjjXx1 =========== ---- EduCeleb is an education focused media platform based in Nigeria. Follow us for more accurate and reliable education news and updates through the following channels: Website: https://educeleb.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/educeleb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educeleb Instagram: https://instagram.com/educeleb WhatsApp: +2349052129258