The United‎ Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approached the government of the state of Osun seeking to adopt the e-learning device created by the Rauf Aregbesola administration, Opon Imo (Tablet of Knowledge).

UNESCO, in a letter dated 15 November 2014 to the Osun Commissioner for Education and signed by Prof. Hassana Alidou, Director and Representative UNESCO’s Regional Office in Abuja said the organisation was impressed by the components of the Osun e-learning project.

UNESCO also requested to reproduce and adapt the educational learning resource material and content of Opon-imo to promote it's educational programmes in Nigeria.

‎ The organisation added that it was fascinated by the three major content categories of the e-library, the integrated test zone, the virtual class room containing 63 books covering civic education, Ifa on ethics and morals among others in Opon-Imo.

The United Nation's organisation held that the concept and educational contents of Opon-Imo was in line with UNESCO’s objective to promote open access to quality education in the country.

According to UNESCO in the letter of request, "as you may be aware, UNESCO is a specialised Agency of the United Nations with a broad mandate in promoting education, science, culture, communication and information.

"The concept and education content of Opon-Imo is in line with UNESCO objective to promote open access to scientific information, open educational resources and open training platform as well as open distance learning.

"We acknowledge that the Opon-Imo was designed to enhance students’ access to knowledge, sexuality education and entrepreneurship, all of which are within the scope of UNESCO's educational programme activities in Nigeria."

Opon Imo [Tablet of Knowledge] the innovative education tool by Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration has bagged several international awards, a statement by Osun Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Semiu Okanlawon‎M

"Opon Imo was selected as the best in innovative category in the e-learning and science category of the awards of United Nations backed World Summit Awards (WSA) among many other awards," he added.

http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/unesco-seeks-osun%E2%80%99s-permission-adopt-reproduce-opon-imo

In the APC we represent innovation and futuristic development of Human Capacity.

Why not try us in the Central Government and let's turn around the tide the ship of the Nation Nigeria is sailing.

Ogbeni Aregbe....Nice one

Wait until they find out how much it cost the good people of Oshun. Ashiri ma tu.

the same opon imon that is been castigated as waste of resources.


Nigeria we never appreciate ourselve for anything.


if na oyinbo do am, by now, am sure every parent will have strive hard to get one for their wards.


this is not good enough.

we need to start appreciating our innovation.

jcflex:
the same opon imon that is been castigated as waste of resources.


Nigeria we never appreciate ourselve for anything.


if na oyinbo do am, by now, am sure every parent will have strive hard to get one for their wards.


this is not good enough.

we need to start appreciating our innovation.

you have said it all.how i wish nigerians can think like this..

jcflex:
the same opon imon that is been castigated as waste of resources.


Nigeria we never appreciate ourselve for anything.


if na oyinbo do am, by now, am sure every parent will have strive hard to get one for their wards.


this is not good enough.

we need to start appreciating our innovation.

the APC has added the opon imo innovation into its Educational re-organization Policy of 2015 - 2019

Moderators seun lalasticlala maclatunji etc, I think this worldwide acclaim and recognition of the initiatives and innovation of the Aregbesola Administration in the State of Osun desserves a frontpage placement.

Opon Imo exist no where in the world except osun....... An innovation by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. It consist of various educational apps, every subject, brain teasers, learning apps, all needed textbooks, "WAYEC" past question for the last ten years and no compatibility with internet in order not to divert student concentrations. Every SSS student has one in the state.

crownprince102:
Opon Imo exist no where in the world except osun....... An innovation by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. It consist of various educational apps, every subject, brain teasers, learning apps, all needed textbooks, "WAYEC" past question for the last ten years and no compatibility with internet in order not to divert student concentrations. Every SSS student has one in the state.

That's why UNESCO want to adopt it in all UN organised and sponsored schools in Gaza, Lebanon and other places to save them rhe cost of running those schools.

pendy79:
Moderators seun lalasticlala maclatunji etc, I think this worldwide acclaim and recognition of the initiatives and innovation of the Aregbesola Administration in the State of Osun desserves a frontpage placement.

Moderators is this news not worthy of celebration by nigerians, seun lalasticlala maclatunji obinoscopy, hope it is not because it is aregbesola .

Does this really concern me?

E ti ri inkankan.Osun a dara o.

The Election Petitions Tribunal hearing
matters arising from the Osun State
governorship election of August 9, 2014 is
set to deliver its final judgment on Friday,
January 6.
Secretary
of
the
Tribunal,
Mr.
Adamu
Aliyu,
confirmed
the
date
on the telephone to our correspondent in
Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Wednesday.
“The judgement is coming up on Friday,
January 6,” he said.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Iyiola Omisore, had
dragged Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the
All Progressives Congress to the tribunal.
Chairman of the panel, Justice Elizabeth
Ikpejime, had on January 23, during the
adoption of written addresses by all
parties, adjourned indefinitely for the final
judgment.
The PDP candidate, who came second in the
election with 292,747 votes against
Aregbesola’s 394,684 votes, prayed the
tribunal to sack the governor and declare
him the winner of the poll.
Omisore’s counsel, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN),
had told the tribunal during the address
stage that Aregbesola admitted that he
scored 234,971 votes, and not the 394,684
credited to him by the Independent National
Electoral Commission.
Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN), who represented
Aregbesola, explained that the governor did
not admit scoring less than the number of
votes credited to him.
He stated that what the table meant was
that “assuming with our conceding that the
tribunal cancel the result in the disputed
units, the first respondent would still have
won with the new figure.”
He argued that the petitioner failed to
prove his petition.
The counsel referred to the objection of the
first respondent to the petition at the
hearing stage, saying he adopted the two
applications filed to challenge the
competence of the petition.
Based on this, Aregbesola’s counsel urged
the panel to strike out the petition.
The counsel argued that the petitioner
dumped the ballot papers used for the
election and other electoral materials on
the tribunal without demonstrating to the
panel how they related to the case.
He further stated that the duplicate copies
of Form EC8A tendered by the petitioner
were inadmissible, and that those who
tendered them were not the makers of the
documents.
Counsel for the All Progressives Congress,
Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) also urged the
tribunal to dismiss the petition by Omisore.
Akeredolu adopted APC’s written address
and at the same time adopted the
arguments of the first respondent in the
case.
He also said that he was not opposed to
the objections raised by the first and third
respondents in their written addresses,
adding that the suggestion of the petitioner
that the APC did not have locus in the case
was strange.
Akeredolu argued that the purported
certified true copies of documents
tendered did not conform to the provisions
of the law.
He said that the documents were not listed
nor pleaded and those who tendered them
were not the makers.
Counsel to the Independent National
Electoral Commission, Mr. Ayotunde
Ogunleye, had adopted the same argument
by the first two respondents in the case.
Ogunleye had said that nobody came before
the panel to give evidence that they were
disenfranchised during the poll.
He further said that Omisore had failed to
prove the burden of proof shifted to him
and that his petition should be dismissed.
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UP APC...UP BUHARI#IHAVEDECIDED#GMBFORPRESIDENCY

Shey d opon-Imo wey no dey function again

Wao ,so Osun state can also boost of a thing DAT a International organisation can think of adopting.
NYC one Aregbesola
APC Governor's are working
Nigeria is moving
#IHaveDecided
GMB/PYO

Tuale! Aregbe baba. Yaff done well.


#ihavedecided.
SAI GMB.
#THE BRINGER OF RAIN.

crownprince102:
Opon Imo exist no where in the world except osun....... An innovation by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. It consist of various educational apps, every subject, brain teasers, learning apps, all needed textbooks, "WAYEC" past question for the last ten years and no compatibility with internet in order not to divert student concentrations. Every SSS student has one in the state.

DATS Y WE NEED APC @ D FEDRAL GOVERNMENT....WE NEED MOR INOVATION NT A CLUELESS N WASTFULL GEJ REGIME#VOTEGMB#VOTEWISELY

For this type of innovation to be cosmosly recognized, I can boldly say that we (Nigerians) have a better future.
God Bless You.
God Bless Nigeria.

The idea behind the opon imo is quiet laudable.
Good ideas.

Ordinary HND holder doing wonders that the so called PhD holder cannot even think straight.

crownprince102:
Opon Imo exist no where in the world except osun....... An innovation by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. It consist of various educational apps, every subject, brain teasers, learning apps, all needed textbooks, "WAYEC" past question for the last ten years and no compatibility with internet in order not to divert student concentrations. Every SSS student has one in the state.

the greatest scam in Osun State since August 1991.

Aregbe pace setter , am very sure APC government at the Federal will out perform the yeye one we currently have.

Tolexander:
the greatest scam in osun since August 1991

explain yourself dude! How is it a scam? Show me a reason and I will give you a thousand reason it's one of the best innovation ever in Nigeria education sector. You are actually a saddist. Pple like you will want me to appreciate Jonathan's railway and won't appreciate what is first of it kind in the world. If it is a white man that make this, you will use your life saving to buy it but because it is APC, your BP always they rise. Abeg no kill yourself oooo

So what will osun be feeling like... BTW, never heard of opon imo before now. Thought it was even a food or something.

The same osun that students dnt wanna come to classes? Same osun where secondary sch students do cult fights? Same osun where students cme to sch wt voodoo? Same osun where students walk out of mathematics exam?
My experience as a youth corper in modakeke was really a sad one when it comes to student n education