Tag: Teachers
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Buhari govt to increase teachers’ retirement age from 60 to 65
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government was in support of increasing the retirement age for teachers from 60 to 65 years. Speaking through the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, Buhari said Nigerian teachers to some extent required a reasonable retirement age like their counterparts in India, Canada, Belgium. The Minister said…
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2019: Disengaged teachers declare support for Sen. Sani
Some disengaged teachers in Kaduna State have declared support for the re-election of Sen. Shehu Sani (PRP-Kaduna) in the 2019 election. The teachers, who made this known when a delegation paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Wednesday, promised to rally support for the lawmaker in view of his support for their plight. Mrs…
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U.S. Consulate supports Robotics workshop for 303 teachers, 187 students [Photos]
For the second consecutive year, the United States Consulate General in collaboration with RoboRave International, a U.S.-based tech academy, has concluded a week-long robotics workshop for 303 teachers and 187 students. The participating students and teachers were from 29 public and private schools across Lagos, Ogun, and Edo states as well as the Federal Capital…
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Fayemi signs Executive Order to stop education taxes, approves N200m loan for teachers
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has signed an Executive Order banning various fees collected by some principals, headteachers and other school officials. He also approved N200m as car and housing loans for teachers in public schools in the state to boost their morale. The governor disclosed that the loans would be…
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FG to employ only qualified teachers — Minister
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that a database of qualified unemployed teachers is being gathered nationwide to ensure such people are employed into the teaching profession. Adamu disclosed this while monitoring the 2018 Batch B Teacher Professional Qualifying Examination in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
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WTD: Nigerian teachers call for prompt salary payment, better welfare packages
Some teachers across the country have called on government at all levels to ensure prompt payment of teachers’ salaries and provide them with better welfare packages. They made the call in separate interviews during the World Teachers Day celebration in Abuja on Friday. Some of the teachers said they derived joy from their profession as…
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NUT wants FG to review teachers’ retirement age to 65 years
The President, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Dr Muhammed Idris, on Thursday advised the Federal Government to review retirement age of teachers to 65 years. Idris gave the advice at a news conference to mark the 2018 World Teachers’ Day in Abuja. According to Wikipaedia, the free encyclopaedia, the World Teachers’ Day, also known as…
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30,000 teachers in New Zealand on strike demanding pay rise – Trade Union
New Zealand trade union says 30,000 primary and intermediate school teachers are taking part in a nationwide strike on Wednesday for the first time in more than 20 years to demand a pay rise. The strike was organised by the New Zealand Educational Institute, the largest education trade union in the country. “Today history was…
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Ambode orders immediate recruitment of 1,000 teachers
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has announced the commencement of the recruitment of 1,000 teachers in the state. Ambode spoke at the state’s Third Quarter Town Hall Meeting, the 12th in the series, at the Community Primary School, Iberekodo in the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area. The governor, who also directed that a physically-challenged…
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Five Nigerian teachers sacked for impregnating SS3 student
Five teachers of the Polytechnic Academic Staff Secondary School Birnin Kebbi, have been sacked for impregnating an SS3 student of the school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt on Wednesday that the girl, whose age was not disclosed, was also expelled from the school. Sources confirmed that the decision to dismiss the five teachers…