FG urged to focus on teachers, widows as COVID-19 rages
A nonprofit organisation, Eziokwu Ebubechukwu Foundation, EEF, has called on the Federal Government to give assistance to widows and private school teachers in the country to cushion the economic hardship they face as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
Ekiti govt dismisses teachers over sexual molestation
Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti Three secondary school teachers in Ekiti State have been dismissed by the Board of the state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) over alleged sexual molestation of pupils in their schools. The TESCOM Chairman, Babatunde Abegunde, who disclosed this to journalists in Ado Ekiti, said the affected teachers were Ajibola Gbenga, Olaofe […]
NGO to recruit 400 fellows as basic school teachers
ANON-Governmental Organisation, the Teach For Nigeria, TFN, is set to recruit 400 fellows that will serve as basic school teachers in continuation of its efforts to provide solid foundation for Nigerian youths at the basic education level. The teachers are to be deployed in understaffed schools mostly located in rural areas.
Students protest after teachers were allegedly forced to resign for being gay
Students at a Catholic school have walked out in protest at the resignations of two teachers who allegedly resigned because they were gay. Paul Danforth and Michelle Beattie quit Kennedy Catholic High in Burien, Seattle, soon after getting engaged to their same sex partners. After hearing this, children staged a mass walk-out and many of […]
Kebbi Govt to evaluate teachers’ performance in primary schools
The Kebbi State Government has deployed over 140 monitoring officers to evaluate the performance of 1,452 trained primary One teachers in 956 primary schools across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected teachers were trained under Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) to ensure the improvement of Primary one […]
We are a family of teachers — Awosika
By Morenike Taire & Florence Amagiya Turning 80 is a prospect that quite amuses education icon, High Chief (Mrs) Winifred Awosika. As family, friends and staff members rally round to put finishing touches to high octane plans to celebrate the big day, she quips, “I don’t know what all the fuss is about; I feel exactly […]
Germany wants more German language teachers in Nigeria
There is a need for more people to learn the German language in order to teach it to the coming generation in Nigeria, says Mrs Annette Widmann-Mauz, Minister of State of the German Federal Chancellery. Widmann-Mauz said this in a chat with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the Director of the Goethe-Institut in Lagos on […]
Delta licenses 15,000 teachers in TRCN roll- Commissioner
The Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah, said that the state had licensed 15,000 teachers out of 45,000 that registered with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
C’River SUBEB vows to flush out fraudulent teachers
The Executive Chairman, Cross River Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Stephen Odey, said the board would not condone any form of fraudulent activity by teachers in the state.
Ortom approves recruitment of 5,000 primary school teachers
By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has approved the recruitment of 5,000 primary school teachers to fill the existing vacancies in the sector. Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Governor, Mr Terver Akase who disclosed this yesterday while speaking on the development said the recruitment of primary school teachers would […]
Lagos to reward 20 best teachers with vehicles
Twenty outstanding teachers in public schools in Lagos State will be acknowledged and rewarded with brand new vehicle each as part of efforts to motivate teachers in the state.
No teachers recruitment in Edo in 10 years ― Commissioner
Mr Jimoh Ijegbai, the Edo Commissioner for Education, said the state had not recruited teachers for its public schools in the last 10 years. Ijegbai stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Benin. “In this state, for over 10 years, teachers were not recruited into our schools. “It did not start with this […]
Niger governor threatens to sanction teachers for truancy
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, on Saturday warned that punitive measures would be meted out to teachers who engage in truancy. Bello, who gave the warning when he declared open the 2017/2018 (UBEC/NSUBEB ) training for 8,893 teachers in Minna, stressed that truancy would no longer be tolerated among teachers in the state. The governor, […]
Sack of unqualified teachers: TRCN begins enforcement this month
…400,000 may be affected By Adesina Wahab Unqualified teachers in public and private primary and secondary schools in the country may from this month begin to bid their jobs farewell, as the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN starts the process of weeding them out of the system. The Registrar, TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, disclosed […]
TRCN says 53,674 teachers qualify for licenses
No fewer than 53,674 teachers, who wrote the December Diet of the Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), have qualified to register for teaching licenses.
WACT Donates teachers’ quarters; waste disposal skips to Rivers communities
THE West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), Onne, has donated a building of 10 units self-contain apartments for use as Teachers Quarters to Ogu Town in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The company also donated 20 waste disposal skips to Onne community, Rivers State.
