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Anambra Govt. probes unremitted LG workers, teachers’ pension funds
The Anambra Government says it is investigating the whereabouts of unremitted pension funds for Local Government workers and primary school teachers in the state. The state Head of Service, Mrs Theodora Igwegbe, said this at a Workshop on Contributory Pension Scheme, organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress in Awka on Wednesday. Igwegbe said the State…
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NGO trains 100 teachers on Artificial Intelligence in Kebbi
The United States Department’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), has commenced the training of 100 secondary school teachers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve educational outcomes in Kebbi. Mrs Adanma Odefa, the AI for Educator Project Lead, said at the commencement of the training in Birnin Kebbi on Monday that it was to make learning better for students with the…
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Nigerian Teachers Community decries unqualified teachers in private schools
A Facebook group, the Nigerian Teachers Community (NTC) has expressed concern over the recruitment of unqualified teachers by unregistered private schools across Nigeria, saying it portends serious danger. The Leader of the forum, Dr Peter Ogudoro made this known at a workshop tagged: “Transformation Leadership in the Education Sector”, in Lagos on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Mbah approves N1.9bn leave allowances for primary school teachers
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the release of N1.9 billion for the payment of four-year accumulated leave allowances owed to public primary schools’ teachers in the state. Mr Uche Anichukwu, Senior Special Assistant to Mbah on External Relations, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Enugu. Anichukwu said that the approval was in fulfillment of the…
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Board trains 7,000 teachers on new methodologies in Katsina — Chairman
The Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) said it has trained over 7, 000 primary school teachers on different teaching methodologies to improve teaching and learning. Its Chairman, Dr Kabir Magaji, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina, while highlighting some of the achievements recorded by the board in…
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12,539 teachers write 2024 professional qualifying exams
No fewer than 12,539 teachers nationwide sat for the May diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) which began on Thursday and ended on Saturday. The qualification examination is conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to test the professional competence of teachers. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Saturday, Director, Certification and Licensing at the TRCN, Dr…
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Uzodimma assents to bill extending teachers’ retirement age to 65
Owerri, Nov. 22, 2023 (NAN) Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo, on Wednesday, assented to a bill on a new retirement age of 65 or 40 for teachers in the state employ. The retirement age for teachers before now was either 35 years of service or 60 years of age. Speaking after signing the bill into law, Uzodimma said the new law…
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Oyo State teachers charge Gov. Makinde to consolidate on past achievements
Oyo State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday in Ibadan called on Gov. Seyi Makinde to consolidate on his first term achievements in his second tenure. The union gave the charge in a congratulatory message to the governor signed by its Chairman, Mr Oladimeji Raji and Secretary, Mr Salami Olukayode. It urged Makinde to regard his…
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Kogi has no plan to sack teachers – Education Commissioner
The Kogi Commissioner For Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, has said that the State Government has no plan to sack any teacher. The commissioner made the clarification in a statement on Friday in Lokoja, while reacting to purported report making the rounds in some sections of the media that ”Gov Yahaya Bello has reportedly ordered the sack of…
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Niger Govt. approves N1bn for Teachers’ Professional Development Centre
The Niger state government has approved N1 billion for the construction of a Teachers’ Professional Development Centre, to be known and called “Legacy Centre”, in Minna. The state governor, Sani Bello, disclosed this at the combined graduation ceremony of the Niger State Teachers Professional Development Institute, held at the Legbo Kutugi Conference Center in Minna on Tuesday. “This centre would…
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5,691 Bauchi teachers undergo World Bank, SUBEB skills’ training
The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (BASUBEB) says it has trained 5,691 teachers on different aspects of teaching and learning to enhance their quality in the last one year. Malam Muhammad Abdullahi, the spokesperson of the board, who made this known in Bauchi on Monday, said the feat was achieved under the World Bank Better Education for All Programme…
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Edo to employ more teachers as 21,195 apply
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said the state government will employ all the applicants who scaled the hurdles of a committee set up by the state government on the recruitment of teachers. He said this just as Chairman of the Committee, Professor Dennis Agbonlahor told Governor Adams Oshiomhole that 21,195 persons applied for teaching positions in the state.…
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