The Kebbi State Government has commenced the training of 2,400 primary schoolteachers in the use of English language, Mathematics, and pedagogical skills. Declaring the training open at the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Governor Nasir Idris said his administration was determined to revolutionalise the state’s education sector. He urged teachers, parents, and other stakeholders to join hands with his …

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo, on Wednesday, assented to a bill on a new retirement age of 65 or 40 for teachers in the state employ. The retirement age for teachers before now was either 35 years of service or 60 years of age. Speaking after signing the bill into law, Uzodimma said the new law would encourage teachers in …

A total of 1.2 million students, 5,000 teachers,150 education officials and 5,400 community members are to benefit from the new European Union’s funded education and empowerment intervention programme in three states. The states are Kano, Sokoto and Jigawa. The programme is aimed at increasing the number of girls and boys benefiting from safe, inclusive, relevant learning and skills development opportunities …

As part of its commitment to promoting quality education, recognising and rewarding excellence in the education sector, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has rewarded winners of the ‘Wema Celebrates Teachers’ competition, an innovate campaign targeted at celebrating and rewarding outstanding teachers who have made a positive impact in the teaching …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu All-Balogun, has recently frowned upon some teachers’ late resumption to school. Alli-Balogun, who paid unscheduled visits to some schools around the Iganmu, Orile and Surulere areas of the state, also condemned the unkempt environment of the Sari Iganmu Grammar School compound. In a statement on Thursday, the commissioner charged …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Julius Ogundiran, has warned about the consequences of neglecting teachers in a nation. In his address during the 2023 annual celebration of World Teachers’ Day in Abuja, Comrade Ogundiran expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of teacher welfare despite their unique and pivotal contributions to …

The Ogun State Government has approved the immediate employment of 1,000 teachers to reduce the deficit of teachers in both primary and secondary schools in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who announced this on Thursday during the 2023 Teachers’ Day celebration in Abeokuta, also revealed the engagement of fresh 2,000 teachers into the teacher’s internship programme to further bridge the …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has handled cheques totalling N150 million as gratuities to 64 retired local government workers and teachers. This came barely three months after the governor presented N130 million gratuity cheques to another batch of retired local government workers and primary school teachers. At the event in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Thursday, the governor …

Two teachers have been confirmed killed, a Vice Principal and one other staff seriously injured at the BECO Comprehensive School, Kwi, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred, yesterday after herdsmen allegedly forced their way into the school premises for their cow to graze but were stopped by security men on duty when the teachers approached to …

Stakeholders in the education industry have tasked the current administration to, as a matter of urgency, take charge of the training of teachers as part of moves to ensure the right training of teachers in the country. Furthermore, they said without qualified and motivated teachers, children stand very little chance of realizing their potential. On the sidelines of Afrelib Academy’s …