Chiedu Ebie, commissioner of basic and secondary education in Nigeria’s Delta State since July 2015, oversees a department that seeks to bring needed policy and procedural reforms to the region’s educational infrastructure. A former attorney who served as managing director of Millennium Oil & Gas Company Limited, Chiedu Ebie has leveraged his business experience toward the goal of reviewing and improving the state’s methods of teaching its primary and post-primary students.
The core mission of the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education includes the provision of free public education to children regardless of their gender or family background. The ministry works to create quality programs and administrative platforms in alignment with Nigeria’s National Policy on Education, as promoted at the federal level and through support from groups such as the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council. It strives to meet crucial needs in the areas of early childhood education, secondary schooling, and literacy training for adults without previous opportunities for formal instruction.
The ministry is responsible for developing and overseeing educational standards and examinations, maintaining relevant statistics, promoting cultural and arts education, and supporting partnerships with private agencies that can assist in building up Delta State’s educational capacity.
The core mission of the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education includes the provision of free public education to children regardless of their gender or family background. The ministry works to create quality programs and administrative platforms in alignment with Nigeria’s National Policy on Education, as promoted at the federal level and through support from groups such as the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council. It strives to meet crucial needs in the areas of early childhood education, secondary schooling, and literacy training for adults without previous opportunities for formal instruction.
The ministry is responsible for developing and overseeing educational standards and examinations, maintaining relevant statistics, promoting cultural and arts education, and supporting partnerships with private agencies that can assist in building up Delta State’s educational capacity.