{"id":358129,"date":"2017-10-01T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-01T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=358129"},"modified":"2017-10-01T06:00:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T06:00:26","slug":"nuri-islam-arabic-and-english-school-celebrates-60th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=358129","title":{"rendered":"Nuri-Islam Arabic and English school celebrates 60th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The oldest Arabic and English school in the Tamale Metropolis, Nuri-Islam, has celebrated its 60th anniversary with emphasis on the need to depoliticize the nation&#8217;s educational reforms.<\/p>\n<p>The school&#8217;s continuing students in a drama show called for national consensus on the successful implementation of the free SHS policy.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Regional Director of Education, Alhaji Mohammed Haroun Cambodia, lauded the anniversary&#8217;s theme dubbed, &#8220;The role of Islamic and circular education in eliminating ignorance among the youth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-358131\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/f39faf29-5014-4293-93a0-60dc2f95a134.jpg\" alt=\"f39faf29-5014-4293-93a0-60dc2f95a134\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Haroun Cambodia stressed the need for parents to invest in their children&#8217;s education.<\/p>\n<p>He eulogized the forbearers of circular education in the region, and implored the current duty bearers in the education sector to double their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the products of circular education are the most brilliant in all spheres of life, hence the need to allocate enough resources for that sector.<\/p>\n<p>He commended a former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Nashiru Issahaku, and former students of the school for improving infrastructure at the main premises at Worizhehi in Tamale.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-358134\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/a9b154aa-5ad4-437c-a881-881867913e32.jpg\" alt=\"a9b154aa-5ad4-437c-a881-881867913e32\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He condemned the increasing spate of armed robbery, drug abuse and internet fraud gaining notoriety in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, said government is committed to promoting circular education.<\/p>\n<p>He advocated stronger ties between government and circular education management, saying,&#8221;I challenge all leaders of circular education authorities in the region to formulate a policy for circular education to attract government&#8217;s attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-358133\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/8dcb169f-d8b8-44d9-8e5a-23571e1eb202.jpg\" alt=\"8dcb169f-d8b8-44d9-8e5a-23571e1eb202\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He encouraged parents and guardians to take advantage of the free SHS policy to produce more scholars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The free SHS has come to stay and government will sustain it at all cost&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Salifu Saeed posited that, the Zongo Development Fund and free SHS policies formed part of government&#8217;s poverty eradication strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Nuri-Islam was founded in 1960 by Alhaji Jibril Zakaria Lukman \u00a0and Hajj Hassan Nasirdeen \u00a0of blessed memory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The oldest Arabic and English school in the Tamale Metropolis, Nuri-Islam, has celebrated its 60th anniversary with emphasis on the need to depoliticize the nation&#8217;s educational reforms. 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