The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has refuted claims by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) that it was asking people holding its certificates to rewrite professional qualifying examinations. In a statement in Abuja yesterday, the registrar of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye dismissed the claims which were contained in a letter by the senate president of NANS, Akinteye …

No fewer than 3,963 teachers who sat for the Nov. 2023 diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) failed the examinations. The Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), the body that conducted the examination, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye disclosed this at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Ajiboye said the examination was conducted to test the …

Educational stakeholders from Nigeria and the United Kingdom converged in Lagos on Friday to develop professional standards for school leaders. The five-day summit, which was the outcome of a partnership between the British Council and the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), sought to promote excellence in instructional leadership among school leaders in Nigeria. According to the Council’s Programme Director, …

Inconsistent government policies, high annual turnover and cash flow requirements are currently  threatening the execution of the $155 million Phase 2 of Nigeria’s National Mass Metering Programme, (NMMP). The project is a World Bank-funded 1,250,000 metering scheme targeted at procuring and distributing smart electricity meters to 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country. The Muhammadu Buhari administration had intentionally …

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have said they are exploring means to strengthen collaborations to boost service delivery to Nigerians. In a statement, TRCN’s Registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye said that the move was in tandem with an inter-agency partnership in the Ministry of Education. On Monday, Ajiboye joined JAMB Registrar, …

About 11,350 candidates on Saturday participated in the first batch of the teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), organised by the Teachers Registration Council (TRCN) across the country. TRCN Registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, who announced this while monitoring the exercise at Sascon International School Maitama, Abuja, said reports from across the country showed that the exam went on smoothly. Ajiboye, who …