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NUT advocates establishment of Federal Teaching Service Commission, effective delivery

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for the establishment of the Federal Teaching Service Commission for effective service delivery among unity schools.

The National President of NUT, Comrade Audu Amba, made the call at the 1st Quadrennial Federal Wing Conference of Delegates on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to Amba, if the commission is established, it will regulate the activities of the unity schools and also reduce the burden on the Ministry of Education.

“It will interest you to know that we have UBEC and SUBEB. The UBEC is responsible for the management and funding of primary education in the federation.

“While at the state level, we have the State Universal Basic Education Board that is responsible for managing and funding the system at that very level.

“Now, at the federal level, we have federal unity schools, which comprise the Federal Ministry of Education, which has a lot of agencies under it.

“But in a situation whereby we are able to get a commission that will be responsible for taking care of Federal Government Colleges, it will reduce the burden on the Ministry,” he explained.

Similarly, the Registrar/Chief Executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, said there were 112 unity schools across the country with over 10 thousand teachers, hence the need to have a regulatory body.

On the welfare of teachers, Ajiboye said that the welfare of teachers should not be considered a peripheral issue but a central pillar of education reform in Nigeria.

He said this required long-term funding for well-qualified and well-supported teachers to promote the quality and sustainability of education systems.

“By investing in our teachers, we are investing in the future of our nation.

“Let us heed the call to action and work together to ensure that every teacher in Nigeria receives the support, respect, and recognition he/she rightfully deserves,” Ajiboye said.

Earlier, the Chairman, NUT Federal Wing, Comrade Emeka Okonta, said that the federal school teachers were faced with a lot of challenges, ranging from stagnation, disarticulation of federal schools, and unpaid arrears, among others.

Okonta further said that a functional teaching service commission would remove the bottleneck affecting federal teachers’ promotion and restore the lost glory of unity schools in the country.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers were teachers in the Federal Government Colleges, Police Schools, Ministry of Defense Schools, DSS Community Schools, and others. (NAN)

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