The Universal Basic Education (UBE) was introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in 1999 to reduce the level of illiteracy, accelerate national development and improve the fallen standard of education as against the crises that besieged the implementation of the erstwhile Universal Primary Education (UPE) scheme that was launched in 1976. The UBE was a major strategy of the government to achieve Education for All (EFA) by the year 2015 as part of the global Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This study therefore, highlights the problems that hampered the successful implementation of the UPE and the need for a proper implementation of the UBE. To realize the objectives of the UBE and the dividends of EFA by the year 2015, it was suggested that guidance services are sine qua non and that government must show more commitment towards this end.
The issue of family intervention in adolescent's sexual health has become a global health concern because of increased sexual risk-taking behaviour among adolescents. A research question was raised to elicit information from respondents on parents' perception on communication on adolescents' sexual health. Also, one hypothesis was generated to examine the relationship between parents' perception and communication on adolescents' sexual health. The descriptive research of the survey type was adopted. Seven hundred and twenty-one (721) parents were purposively and proportionally selected using multi-stage random sampling techniques. A selfconstructed questionnaire was used. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential analysis. The result shows that a majority of the respondents had proper perception on discussions on sexual health with adolescents. Also, parents' perception significantly influenced communication on adolescents' sexual health. The study recommends that parents and stakeholders should note the findings on the variables of interest and plan adequate counselling programmes.
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