The Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has said the reason the government sacked over 22,000 teachers was because they were unqualified for the job. According to him, sacking of incompetent teachers predated his administration, as previous governments sacked teachers with fake qualifications. He stated that the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) report he... Read More

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December 15, 2017

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The Big 5: Court saves Kaduna’s ‘incompetent’ teachers, INEC registers 21 political parties and, other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. INEC has registered 21 new political parties. This takes the number of political parties in Nigeria to 67. See the full list here. Having organised a competency test for them and subsequently said they would have to leave the system, the National Industrial Court has... Read More

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November 10, 2017

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The Thread: Is this the real reason Nigerians are celebrating el-Rufai?

Yesterday, Twitter Nigeria was divided over El Rufai’s decision to sack 22,000 Primary School Teachers who had failed the Kaduna state Competency test. Half were in favour of retraining the teachers and the other half adamant that the teachers are completely useless. Why will you suggest training as a remedy? This is a matter of... Read More

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November 9, 2017

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The Thread: These are the test questions Kaduna primary school teachers failed | El Rufai releases scripts

Following the ruckus on Twitter over Gov El Rufai sacking 21,000 teachers who failed the Primary 4 competency test, the Kaduna Governor released some marked scripts on social media. It’s a good PR move by the Governor, asking the public to judge whether these teachers deserve their jobs. We must warn you, the answers are... Read More

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November 9, 2017

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Kaduna teachers protest sack after failing competency test

Nigeria Labour Congress President, Ayuba Wabba on Wednesday led thousands of teachers in Kaduna to protest the sacking of 21,870 primary schoolteachers. Why they were sacked: The Kaduna State government had organised a competency test for 33,000 primary school teachers in the state. 25,000 of the teachers had flunked the primary four test administered to them.... Read More

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