Tag: Teachers
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‘21,780 teachers failed primary four exams in Kaduna’ says Gov El-Rufai
The Kaduna State government has disclosed that about 21,780 out of 33,000 teachers failed the primary four exams they set out to test their knowledge and competence. This was made known by the state Governor Nasir el-Rufai while announcing recruitment plans when he received a World Bank’s delegation in Kaduna yesterday. According to the governor,…
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World Teachers’ Day: Dogara hails sacrifices of Nigerian teachers
…Calls for improved welfare for teachers Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has hailed Nigerian teachers for their service to the development of the Nigerian child, calling for opportunities of continuous training and retraining, improved remuneration and provision of requisite infrastructure and facilities for them to impart knowledge on students in line…
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Boko Haram: USAID trains 7,169 teachers in Borno
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has trained 7, 169 teachers in Borno to mitigate the shortages of teachers caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the state. Malam Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser to Gov. Kashim Shettima on Communication and Media Strategy, made this known in a statement on Saturday…
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Teachers’ strike: Al-Makura deploys commissioners, permanent secretaries to invigilate NECO exams
The Nasarawa State Government has said it won’t be moved by the strike action embarked upon by teachers on its payroll as arrangements have been concluded to deploy commissioners and permanent secretaries of MDAs in the state to invigilate the National Examination Council (NECO) examinations. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the NECO examination has been scheduled to…
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A/Ibom to re-absorb 5,000 sacked teachers after screening – HoS
The Akwa Ibom State Government has said it will re-absorb the 5,000 teachers sacked last October on ground of alleged fake credentials and other irregularities observed in the recruitment process. The State Head of Civil Service, Mrs Ekereobong Akpan, made the announcement on Thursday in Uyo while briefing newsmen. Akpan said the government had set…
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Kwara teachers take to fasting, praying over unpaid salaries
Thousands of teachers in public primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Kwara say they have embarked on fasting and prayer to ensure payment of their six months’ salary arrears by state government. The Deputy Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Alhaji Toyin Salihu, disclosed this during an interview with…
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Bayelsa Primary school teachers threaten strike over unpaid salaries
By Murphy Aigbe – Yenagoa Teachers from public primary schools in Bayelsa have again threatened to revisit their suspended strike action and paralyse the primary school system if their demands which include payment of the backlog of salaries are not met. The teachers under the auspices of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) therfore called on…