Tag: Teachers

Nigeria must invest in teachers to achieve SDGs – UNICEF

Aminu Imam

As Buhari increases teachers retirement age The United Nations Childrens Fund, (UNICEF), has reiterated the need for more investments in teachers, both in time and financial resources, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This was disclosed by the UNICEFs Education Manager, Mrs. Manar Ahmed, at a presentation on: Scaling Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Nigeria, which was held yesterday, in Kano. The 2-day Media Dialogue on SDGs was aimed at promoting, protecting, advocating and collaborating with stakeholders for the realisation of childrens rights in the country. Ahmed…

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Kaduna: Eight months after employment, 7,600 new teachers wait for salary, postings

Aminu Imam

When prospective secondary teachers received letters of offer of provisional appointment from the Kaduna State Government on July 19, 2021, many looked to the future with renewed hope, eager to contribute to what they believed was the governments resolve to reposition education in the State. Those who received letters a total of 7,600 were among the 14,000 that were screened by the Kaduna State Teachers Service Board, (KSTSB), out of 62,000 applicants that sat for an aptitude test held in January 2019. One of the applicants who received…

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Again, FCT primary school teachers embark on indefinite strike

Aminu Imam

Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), yesterday, again embarked on indefinite strike action over the failure of the area council chairmen to reach agreements with the Nigeria Union of Teachers, (NUT). The State Chairman of the FCT wing of the NUT, Comrade Stephen Knabayi, disclosed this to newsmen after their emergency Executive Council meeting, which held at the Teachers House, Gwagwalada. Knabayi said the emergency meeting was to review the level of compliance and commitment of the Council chairmen to the agreement with the union, which led…

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Kaduna State govt. sacks 233 teachers over fake certificates

Aminu Imam

233 public school teachers in Kaduna State will be sacked by the State government for presenting fake certificates at a certificate verification exercise conducted earlier this year. Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Tijjani Abdullahi, revealed this in a press conference on Thursday. He noted the Board had launched a certificate verification exercise in April 2021 as part of its responsibility to ensure that teachers in the State have the requisite credentials that constitute the basic qualifications for employment as teachers. He added that so far, 451…

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“Dont write el-Rufais competency test”, NUT directs Kaduna teachers

Aminu Imam

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, (NUT), has directed its members in Kaduna State not to participate in the competency test being organised by the State government for public primary school teachers next month. The NUT’s Deputy National President, Kelvin Nwankwo, gave the directive in Kaduna during a meeting with teachers in the State on Wednesday, said the issuance of the directive followed the State government’s plan. Recall that the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) had in July announced plans to conduct competency…

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Kaduna: El-Rufa’i, teachers on collision course over new competency test

Aminu Imam

School teachers in Kaduna State and the governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, are heading for a new showdown over a notice to conduct a fresh competency test. The test, billed for December, is meant for primary school teachers. On Wednesday, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), asked its members to shun the test. The Deputy National President of the union, Kelvin Nwankwo, gave the directive in Kaduna in a meeting with the teachers. Recall that the State government, in January 2018, sacked 21,780 primary school…

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Kidnapping: 1 shot as gunmen attempt to abduct teachers in Kwara

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says one person sustained bullet wound, as gunmen attempted to kidnap two teachers at Osi in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara. This is contained in a statement issued by the commands Spokesman, Babawale Afolabi in Ilorin on Friday. Afolabi said that the gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, had, on Oct. 28, shot a woman while attempting to kidnap two teachers in Osi-Ekiti. He said that two female teachers of Ikerin Secondary School in the town were on their way home after school…

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World Teachers Day: “My Administration Will Continue To Prioritise Teachers’ Welfare, Capacity Development” – Gombe Governor

Aminu Imam

As teachers in Gombe State join their counterparts the world over to commemorate the 2021 Teachers Day, the State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, says his administration recognizes the pivotal role of teachers and the teaching profession in societal development and will therefore ensure their proper training, welfare and provision of requisite infrastructure to encourage performance and productivity. In a goodwill message to mark this years World Teachers Day, Governor Inuwa acknowledged their immeasurable contributions and sacrifices to societal development through imparting knowledge and shaping the future of the pupils and…

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