Only 915,913 teachers are available for no fewer than 31,771,916 learners in public and private primary schools nationwide, according to data obtained from the Universal Basic Education (UBEC). This is as teachers in states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) battle with non-payment of minimum wage, and poor working conditions, among others. Recently, teachers in the Federal Capital Territory embarked …

Abia State Government has threatened to sack any school head or principal sabotaging its free education policy through charging of illegal fees and levies. This is as the State Government is set to unveil a new economic and business policy framework that will promote Made – in -Abia products. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who read the riot act …

The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission has shorlisted 1,800 applicants for teaching appointments in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the commission’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onile, made available to newsmen in Ilorin. Onile said that the shortlisted applicants emerged from a screening, which included computer-based test, and interviews spanning over three months. ‘The shortlisted …

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the employment of 500 teachers for schools. This was made known yesterday by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Emmanuel Iyamu, according to a statement by Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua. Iyamu said the recruitment would be done in batches. He noted government’s commitment to ensuring public schools had qualified teachers. Iyamu said …

Teachers, pupils and parents are upbeat as primary and secondary schools resume in most states on Monday. States where pupils will be resuming for second term after the Christmas and New Year break include Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Delta and Jigawa. The Kano State Government had earlier announced Sunday, 5 January 2025, as the resumption date for all boarding public and …

The Ondo State chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools in Nigeria (ASUSN) and that of the Association of Nigerian Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPS) have endorsed the governorshio candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The election holds on Saturday. The groups made their position known at an event held at the …

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), on Saturday, said 23 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory have implemented the 65-year-old retirement age for teachers. The National President of the union, Titus Amba, stated in a report obtained by PUNCH in Abuja. In 2020, the then President Muhammadu Buhari announced that the retirement age of teachers had been …

In line with the directive of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has recruited 5,500 teachers. Executive Chairman of the state SUBEB, Ozavize Salami, on Friday in Benin, the state capital, said the recruitment was to fill teachers gaps and boost teaching and learning in schools. She noted that the teachers who went …

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) has said it will, between 8 and 23 August, interview 8,197 candidates for recruitment as primary school teachers in the state. The 8,197 applicants scored 50 per cent in the computer-based assessment test earlier conducted by OYOSUBEB. In a statement on Wednesday, the OYOSUBEB Chairman, Dr Nureni Adeniran, said the interview sessions …

The European Union (EU) yesterday launched the second phase of its education programme – ‘Expand, Integrate and Strengthen Systems (EISS)’, to build the capacity of teachers in Nigeria. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi, who spoke at the launch in Abuja, explained that the second phase, which focuses on teachers, complements the first phase, Education and …