Kogi Government has approved 65 years as the retirement age for teachers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was sequel to the passage of the Retirement Age of Teachers in Kogi State and Related Matters Bill, 2022, on Thursday by the State House of Assembly. Speaker of the … Read more
No fewer than six teachers in the service of the Oyo State Government have been demoted, DAILY POST reports. The teachers were demoted over their involvement in examination malpractice. The state government announced the demotion of the affected teachers via a letter obtained by DAILY POST on Sunday. According to the letter, the teachers were … Read more
The Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria,TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye has said unqualified persons in the teaching profession are not teachers but cheaters. Ajiboye said unqualified teachers don’t only cheat the students but the system in its entirety. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja, Ajiboye revealed that contrary to several speculations about the Southwest … Read more
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and other affiliate Unions in Ebonyi State, on Monday, tasked the outgoing governor, David Umahi to liaise with the incoming administration led by the governor-elect, Francis Nwifuru to employ teachers and doctors in schools and hospitals. The Unions made this known in a … Read more
Jubilation has trailed the five year service extension for public primary and secondary school teachers in Cross River by the State governor, Senator Ben Ayade. The extension was contained in a circular number 1/2023 on Thursday, which was signed by the Head of Service, Mr Timothy Akwaji. The circular said the extension was in consonance … Read more
The challenge of quackery in the teaching profession, especially in Basic Schools, have continued to mock the nation’s education sector. While some experts say lack of political will to sanitise the sector has fuelled the trend, others insist the paucity of qualified teachers in Nigerian institutions of learning remain the driving force. To remedy the … Read more
1, 300 candidates out of over 11,000 applicants that had earlier sat for the recruitment examination for teachers in public primary schools in Ekiti State have been shortlisted to participate in the final phase of the employment process. The Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Femi Akinwumi who made this … Read more
The Oyo State Government has pardoned some workers found culpable of collecting illegal fees from pupils in some schools in the state. The announcement was made on Thursday. The State Universal Basic Education Board made this revelation via a statement available to DAILY POST. Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi … Read more
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has extended the retirement age of teachers in the state by five years. This was contained in a circular from the Borno State Teaching Service Board signed by the Permanent Secretary, Malam Yusuf Garga. ”The attention of all teachers is hereby drawn to the fact that Gov. Babagana Zulum, … Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council appealed to the state government to pay the entitlements of the reinstated workers. DAILY POST recalls that the APC-led state government on April 4, 2023 said it would reinstate over 1,000 primary school teachers sacked a few years ago. Reacting to promise to reinstate the sacked workers, … Read more
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have invaded one of the pubic secondary schools in Oyo State. DAILY POST learnt on Thursday that the herders invaded Community Grammar School, Alaropo Nla in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The herdsmen numbering over twenty allegedly invaded the school with their cattle and injured some of the students and … Read more
Another set of teachers across the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District yesterday concluded training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The two-day training which took place at the 600 capacity GYB JAMB CBT Centre located at Agassa was facilitated by the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Yakubu Oseni through … Read more
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has extended teachers’ retirement age by an extra five years. He has further pledged to clear all outstanding issues affecting teachers before he hands over on May 29, 2023. He spoke when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, in his office in Calabar. … Read more
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Delta’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate has denied the rumour that he plans to reverse the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in the state. Omo-Agege, also the Deputy President of the Senate, said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sunny Areh on Friday in Warri. He described … Read more
Grassroots for Itesiwaju Ipinle Oyo has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to stop coercing school directors to embark on campaigns in schools across Oyo state. The group, which alleged that school directors have been campaigning on behalf of the governor to realise his second-term ambition next Saturday, made the disclosure via a statement made available to … Read more
The 1,500 primary and secondary school teachers in Osun State recruited by the immediate past administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola have once again pleaded with Governor Ademola Adeleke to rescind his executive order that nullified their appointment, noting that failure to do so would push them back into unemployment. The affected teachers while addressing journalists … Read more
There was a mammoth crowd at the newly constructed Township Stadium, Nsukka, as jubilant teachers and students from Enugu North Senatorial District under the Post Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB) converged on the facility to thank God for the emergence of students of Enugu State as the best in the 2022 West African Examinations Council … Read more
The teachers recruited by the administration of former governor Adegboyega Oyetola have urged Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to look into their plight and pay their salaries. The teachers who maintained that their recruitment followed due process also revealed that four of their colleagues have died of depression. They also asked the government to … Read more
Principals, headmasters and teachers in public schools have been punished for extorting an array of extra charges from pupils in Cross River State. Commissioner for Quality Education in the state, Dr Godwin Amanke confirmed that six principals have been suspended and 12 others removed from office. He also disclosed that 16 teachers and principals were … Read more