UNESCO Secretary General of National Commission, Mrs Magdalene Anene-Maidoh, with reference to the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by JAMB has said that the poor performance of our students shows the poor standard of education in the country.
According to her, this is mostly as a result of the poor reading habit of the students and blamed parents who are suppose to be the first level of contact for their children for neglecting their roles.
"many parents hardly spend time with their children to groom them academically, spiritually, morally and socially.", she said.
Magdalene who spoke during the presentation of ‘Readers 100 Project’ in Abuja said nowadays students spend more time on social networks than with their books.
She emphasized on the need for parents, religious bodies, the media, non-governmental organizations and civil society groups, to actively participate in the effort to restore the reading culture in the Nigerian society to build a democratic and cohesive society.
