Nigerian teachers can now apply for teaching jobs in the United Kingdom. This came as a result of a programme put in place by the Department of Education. To be eligible, applying teachers need to attain qualified teacher status (QTS), which is issued by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA). The UK has given Nigeria the…
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have shot to death Mr Auta Nasela, a teacher in Government Science Secondary School Nassarawa-Eggon, Nasarawa State. The incident occurred at about 8:00 pm on Saturday. A staff of the school who commented as an anonymous revealed that the gunmen entered the premises of the school and went straight…
Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Aliyu Tilde has disclosed that over 700 out of 1,000 women that were trained in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), failed primary six mathematics, English and Essay. Speaking on Saturday at a protest by the prospective teachers in Bauchi, Tilde said the government would put the…
Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo has said that not less than 1,000 teachers in the State have been relieved of their duties, because they got employed in a hazy manner. The Governor revealed that those affected by the decision are to be considered unqualified for the job. Soludo made the revelation through his Press…
The Provost of Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, Dr Wahab Azeez has said that the implementation of a new salary structure for teachers by the Nigerian Government will improve enrolment in the institution. Azeez, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, declared that the initiative was the best…
The Chairman, Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mallam Bello Tahueed Abubakar has charged the commission staff to shun indolence in whatever guise in the course of discharging their duties, in their own interests and that of the entire people of the state. The Chairman gave the charge in Ilorin today, during a sensitization meeting,…
The Nigerian Government has maintained its stand to flush out unqualified teachers in all government and private schools across the country. Supervising the examination in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, explained that the move was to ensure professionalism. He said people without teaching qualifications should not be employed as teachers….
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved a bill seeking to extend the retirement age for teachers in the country from 60 years to 65 years. The FEC, during its first meeting of the year 2021, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved the bill; Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers Bill, 2021, to be…
The Federal Government has finally approved the reopening of secondary schools for JSS3 and SS3 (only exit classes) from August 4, 2020. This is done in order to enbale students in exit classes to prepare for the West African Examinations (WAEC) due to start on the 17th of August, 2020. The unanimous resolution was reached…
…Seeks improved welfare for teachers To address shortage of teaching personnel in public schools, the Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to recruit more teachers. The House made this call on Thursday during a plenary session after consideration of the Report of its Committee on Education and Human Capital Development…
The Emirate Teachers Forum has lamented the poor state of the education sector in Kwara state. This was revealed in a press statement obtained by this medium. The forum appreciated nthe governor for his positive action towards governance and further urged him to give piority to the education sector The statement reads, “we must also…
As the new session of primary and secondary school is billed to commence in a couple of days, schools in Kwara State might remain shut indefinitely owing to backlog of unpaid salaries, staff welfare and other related matters. This much was disclosed by teachers under the aegis of concerned teachers who have threatened to down…
