Education

FACT-CHECK: Sahara Reporters’ Claim about Osun State Teachers’ Recruitment Test is Partly True

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By Olufisoye Adenitan Claim: An online news platform, Sahara Reporters, claimed that the Osun state government has failed to conduct teacher recruitment tests despite charging the applicants two thousand naira each. Verdict: Partly True. Available findings showed that Osun State Continue Reading

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Ekiti kidnap : Rescued Victims Discharged from Hospital

Web News 11 February 2024 649 0

The eight rescued kidnap victims who have been receiving medical attention at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, were on Sunday discharged after a week in the facility. The victims including five school children and three staff of The Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, who were kidnapped along the Emure-Eporo Road, on […]Continue Reading

Education

Osun Executive Council Approves Recruitment of Teachers

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By Funmi Ojo The Osun State Executive Council has approved the immediate recruitment of five thousand teachers and two hundred and fifty education officers to fill vacancies in the state teaching service. The Council also approved a contract for the rehabilitation of Ora Igbomina water works at over 1.3 billion naira. The Council noted that […]Continue Reading

Education

Govt. Plans to Recruit About 2,000 Teachers in Ogun

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By Toyin Adegoke Plans are underway by the Ogun state government to employ about 2,000 teachers to boost the learners-teacher ratio across schools with special emphasis on rural areas.  The state Commissioner for Education, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu made this known while receiving a member of the House of Representatives representing Yewa North/Imeko Afon Federal Continue Reading

Education

Lawmaker Calls for Implementation of Teachers Retirement Age

Web News 29 November 2023 262 0

By Mosope Kehinde Lawmaker representing Atiba State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Gbenga Oyekola has called for the adoption and implementation of the recently enacted Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act, 2022. In a motion titled; Need For Adoption And Implementation Of The New Sixty Five (65) Years Retirement […]Continue Reading

Education

Ekiti Secondary Schools Get 500 New Teachers

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The Ekiti State Government has employed 500 successful candidates following the recruitment process to fill vacant teaching positions in public secondary schools in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission, Mr Mike Omolayo, said the employment letters of the successful candidates were ready for collection by the candidates. Omolayo Continue Reading

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Parenting; School Grade, not a Reflection of a Child’s Ability

Web News 21 July 2023 536 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan Back then as a student in the school, we all looked forward to high scores in our examinations and so does our parents. A child with very good grades was celebrated and almost seen as the toast of his parents. So we all struggled, to get good grades and receive the applause […]Continue Reading

Education

Oyo Teachers Smile Home February Ending

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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his unwavering admiration for teachers and the teaching profession, noting that his administration would continue to do everything possible to ensure that teachers and other workers are satisfied on the job. The governor, who declared that the state government would pay the state’s teachers annual leave bonus […]Continue Reading

Education

Oyebanji Approves Recruitment of Primary School Teachers in Ekiti

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has approved the recruitment of teachers to fill the existing vacancies in public primary schools. The Chairman, Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Professor Femi Akinwumi made this known in a statement in Ado-Ekiti. Professor Akinwumi said the approval was to further strengthen teaching and learning activities in Continue Reading

Education

We build lives, grow the nation – Teachers

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Principal, Oba Akinbiyi Model School, Mokola, Ibadan, Mrs Folasade Ayodele has attributed the role of a teacher as a ladder to the quests of students to succeed in life. The educationist made the assertion while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s World Teachers Day.  Speaking on this year’s theme ‘Transformation of Continue Reading

Education

Oyo Govt Reinstates Teachers Sacked by Previous Administration

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The Oyo State Government has reinstated 129 public primary school teachers, unlawfully sacked by the previous administration. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran stated this today while congratulating the teachers. He said the Executive Council of Oyo State has approved that a total of 129 officers were wrongly Continue Reading

News

Siblings Disappear From Abuja School Mysteriously

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There is panic among residents of Kabusa community in the Federal Capital Territory over the disappearance of three siblings. The children, Marvelous, Alex and Rehoboth Sunday, were said to have gone missing from their school, Star Child Academy, last Tuesday. According to residents, their mother had gone to pick them up from their school located […]Continue Reading

Education

Teachers Issue Government 14 Days Ultimatum In Asaba

Web News 7 January 2022 574 0

Delta State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has given the state government Two weeks ultimatum to resolve issues of outstanding minimum wage payment and stagnation of graduate primary school teachers on Grade Level 14. This is contained in a communique at the end of the Executive Council Meeting of the state Wing […]Continue Reading

Education

NASU: Members Protest Non- Inclusion In New Retirement Age For Teachers

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Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, Osun State, wants the National Assembly to include its members in the new service year and retirement age for Teachers. Chairman of the Union, Comrade Kunle Ogundepo made call when he led some members to the Assembly on a peaceful protest. Comrade Ogundepo explained that non-Teaching […]Continue Reading

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Ekiti Govt. Sets up Committee For Aggrieved Teachers

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A committee to look into complaints by some teachers who missed the Monday’s verification exercise has been set up in Ekiti state. The state commissioner for Local Government, Professor Adio Folayan made this known to newsmen while reacting to the exercise held at Christ School, Ado Ekiti. Professor Folayan directed those who had genuine complaints […]Continue Reading

Education

Teachers Kick against Further Closure of Schools

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Private schools teachers have asked government not to prolong the resumption of schools beyond January 18. President, National Association of Private School Teachers, NAPST Comrade Akhigbe Olumhense said at a news briefing in Abuja on Thursday that the teachers have not recovered from the over six months closure during the first wave of the pandemic. […]Continue Reading

Education

Implications of New Salary Scale for Teachers

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In commemorating this year’s teachers day, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a special salary scale for teachers as well as increased years of service from thirty five years to forty years. It is believed that a positive or negative influence of a teacher on any child will have an effect on that child hence the need […]Continue Reading

Education

Examining Role of Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Web News 13 October 2020 508 0

Teachers no doubt play invaluable roles in nurturing, shaping,moulding and transforming students to become responsible adults. The global Covid 19 pandemic has however affected all spheres of human existence and the teaching profession is not an exemption. With the partial opening of schools in Oyo state, teachers were in the fore front of dispersing Covid […]Continue Reading

Education

Reps Deputy Minority Whip Commends Presidential Approval For His Bill on New Teachers Retirement Age

Web News 6 October 2020 575 0

As President Muhammadu Buhari approves the 65 year retirement age for teachers in the country, the initiator of the bill and Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Chief Adesegun Adekoya wants the beneficiaries of the gesture to rise to the responsibility of helping to raise the nation’s education index.  Chief Adekoya while speaking […]Continue Reading

Education

Teachers Day: Ogun rewards Outstanding Teachers

Web News 6 October 2020 1043 0

A Secondary School teacher, Mr Ayodele Odeogbola has been presented with a two bedroom bulgalow for emerging as the overall best teacher in Ogun state. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun made the presentation at the Exco Chamber, Oke Mosan Abeokuta at a forum with the leadership of teachers unions in the the state in commemoration […]Continue Reading

Education

Educationist Advocates Better Welfare for Teachers

Web News 5 October 2020 713 0

Nigerians have been advised to find ways of assisting teachers that had positively impacted them in the journey of life to encourage the teaching profession. President of Education, Gender Youth and Family Network, EDUGUF-N, Professor Helen Bodunde gave the advice in Abeokuta in a statement to celebrate the 2020 World Teachers day. Professor Bodunde explained […]Continue Reading

Education

President Buhari Approves Special Salary for Teachers

Web News 5 October 2020 3071 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in basic and Secondary schools, including provisions for rural posting allowance, science teachers allowance and peculiar allowance. President Buhari also approved a special teacher pension scheme which extend Teacher’s retirement age to 65 years and teaching service years to 40 He stated Continue Reading

Education

Stakeholders Call for Recruitment of Young Teachers

Web News 4 October 2019 648 0

Stakeholders in the education sector have called on the relevant authorities to introduce a mechanism for regular employment of qualified young teachers to replace ageing professionals in the system. A cross section of the stakeholders who spoke with Radio Nigeria in commemoration of the 2019 World Teachers’ Day expressed the hope that engaging the services […]Continue Reading