Bulletin d'information du MINESEC n°26/Decembre 2025 - MINESEC Newsletter.
Le Quotidien des Jeux
PRESS CONFERENCE
MODERN LEARNING METHODS IN CAMEROON
Professor Nalova Lyonga Outlines Bold Reforms to Modernize Cameroon’s Secondary Education System
On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Minister of Secondary Education, Professor Nalova Lyonga, accompanied by the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Secondary Education in Charge of Teachers Training, Boniface Bayaola, the Secretary General of MINESEC, Professor Pierre Fabien Nkot, and other top officials of the Ministry of Secondary Education, held a press conference at the Distance Education Centre. This event was aimed at discussing her reforms for modernizing the country’s secondary education system. It was hosted by Kilian Ndah Ndifor, CRTV journalist and covered by the national broadcaster CRTV for their program “Press Hour”.
During the press conference, Professor Nalova Lyonga outlined three key areas of focus as regards her reforms in modernizing education in MINESEC: The digitalization of the teaching and learning process, the introduction of the Unique Identification Number and the laudable notion of Clean School.
Through the setting up of the Distance Education Centre of the Ministry of Secondary Education, MINESEC has recorded advancement in online teaching and learning process. This is evident through digitalized lessons and pedagogic materials which can be accessed nationwide by all students and teachers. The Distance Education Centre hosts a state-of-arts with modern technological infrastructure which eases the digitalization of lessons and sharing the said lessons across the national territory. Adjaba Biwoli Jean Pierre, Inspector Coordinator General for Sciences and Coordinator of the Distance Education Centre stated that “… equipment and infrastructure in very important… our Minister has helped Distance Education in terms of equipment infrastructure…”
As a testament to the importance of the digitalization of learning, Alida Wvemnyuy, former student of GBHS Yaounde who succeeded in the 2024 session of the GCE Advance Level with five papers. Recounted that the online lessons from the Distance Education website (www.distancelearning.cm) gave her access to some lessons she did not understand and she said “The distance learning lessons can be accessed everywhere… I encourage my younger ones to follow up with distant learning lessons.”
Ideally, the introduction of the Unique Identification Number system for all secondary school students in Cameroon which will go operational from 2024-2025 school year and is an added value which modernizes the education system in Cameroon secondary school. This new reform facilitates the payment of school fees either through phone or bank deposit will streamline administrative procedures, track students’ progress and improve data collection for better policy-making. It equally facilitates the payment of school fees, transfer of students’ record between schools, ensuring continuity in students’ educational journey. The Unique Identifier will enhance disciplinary measure within schools as students will become aware that track record of their behaviour is recorded and can be accessed by all.
With regards to the notion of “Clean School” the Minister of Secondary Education highlighted the importance of respect for the significant minority as a leverage to cut down hate speech and make the learning environment more conducive and harmonious. She added that teachers in the North west and South west whose duty post poses a threat to their lives as a result to the on-going crisis should not abandon. She encourages such teachers by saying “Don’t go and teach where you will die, but write to the regional delegate and you will be sent to another school.”
JOSO Sophie
ARO2/CELCOM
Peer Educators Sensitize Students on Drug Abuse and HIV
A host of students from various institutions in Limbe have been enrolled as peer educators to sensitize their friends on HIV/AIDS, the consequences of drug abuse, violence in the school milieu and other forms of deviant behaviours.
After a 2-day sensitization meeting with a sensitization team from MINESEC Yaounde, the peer educators were armed with skills to transfer the knowledge on HIV/AIDSto their peers during this weeklong period of the FENASSCO Games.
According to the Focal Point for Primary Prevention of HIV Amongst Adolescence in the school milieu at DOVAS (MINESEC), Mme Abah Marie Egyptienne, they decided to use this period of the FENASSCO Games in order to reach out to a mass population of students. In her words: “We are here to sensitize the students on HIV/AIDS, Drug abuse, violence, drug consumption in school and given that we have so many students who are taking part in this event, we decided to use the opportunity to reach out to a mass target population.
“We have had a 2-day training session with the peer educators and we have sensitized them on HIV/AIDS prevention, drug consumption and violence.
“After the 2-day training, they will now get to the field especially in the dormitories and the various sporting grounds to sensitize their peers on how to avoid the consequences of drugs consumption, violence in the school milieu. You know the youth can better listen to their peers and act accordingly.”
Working in partnership with UNICEF, Mrs Abahindicated that her team has created an app on the phone known as kobo collect, wherestudents can interact and ask questions and receive answers immediately.
“We have a toll free line – 8555, which the students can call or send JOINon SMS free of charge and they will be replied immediately.
Meanwhile, one of the peer educators, Blessing Nalova, was at the GHS Limbehandball court sensitizing her peers on HIV. She told her peers who gathered to listen to her sensitization message on HIV and the measures that have been put in place medically to alleviate the situation. Hear her: “HIV is not a death sentence, it is just the virus. It is when you fail to take your drugs that the virus replicates and advances in your system which will eventually lead to death.”
Installation de nouveaux responsables au MINESEC
Installation de nouveaux responsables au MINESEC
Un nouveau dynamisme managérial
Le professeur Nalova Lyonga a installé vendredi dernier en présence de ses proches collaborateurs, le nouveau Directeur de l’Enseignement Secondaire Général (DESG), deux Conseillers Techniques (CT), Inspecteur Coordonnateur Général en charge du Bilinguisme et deux Inspecteurs de Services (IS) de son département ministériel.
Dynamiques, travailleurs et compétents, les nouveaux responsables du Ministère des Enseignements secondaires ont animé la journée de vendredi 1er octobre 2021. Dans la salle de conférences d’un MINESEC, le Pr Nalova Lyonga n’a pas fait l’économie de superlatifs pour présenter la nouvelle équipe de responsables qu’elle installait dans leurs différentes fonctions. En présence d’un public et d’un orchestre énergique, les heureux élus du jour ont reçu comme cahier de charge de redorer le blason du ministère à travers leurs tâches respectives.
Mesdames Bridget NGOMBA NAMONDO et Marie Julie POSS MANGONG, toutes deux nommées respectivement conseillers techniques n°2 et N°3 du Ministère des Enseignements Secondaires ont reçu comme recommandations : la proactivité dans leurs activités et la soumission de propositions concrètes dans le sens du développement et du rayonnement du ministère.
Le Ministre des Enseignements Secondaires a interpellé messieurs Moses NGENDE et Bertin AYONG respectivement Inspecteur de services N°2 et N°3 sur la lutte contre la corruption qui est leur leitmotiv ainsi que l’application stricte des instructions gouvernementales en la matière. Le Pr Nalova Lyonga a tenu à leur rappeler qu’ils sont les garants du bon fonctionnement du ministère.
À monsieur Robert EKO SAMA, nouvel Inspecteur Coordonnateur Général en charge de l’Enseignement et de la Promotion du Bilinguisme, le MINESEC a assigné la lourde tâche de faire des élèves des citoyens bilingues. Il a alors pour mission l’effectivité du bilinguisme au Ministère des Enseignements Secondaires et par conséquent sur l’étendue du territoire camerounais.
Monsieur Robert OWONO EKEME, nommé récemment Directeur de l’Enseignement Secondaire Général, a reçu comme conseil de la part du Pr Nalova Lyonga de penser un plan d’action immédiat pour lutter contre les fléaux qui nuisent son département ministériel.
Pour remplir au mieux leurs missions et leurs ambitions, les nouveaux promus prendront attache avec leurs prédécesseurs respectifs qui n’ont pas démérités et, à qui le Ministre des Enseignements Secondaires a rendu un fort hommage pour leurs bons et loyaux services rendus au ministère et à la nation.
Du sang neuf pour booster les performances du MINESEC. Le travail a commencé dès lundi pour le nouveau staff.
LYDIE AZO’O, Cadre CELCOM
