Teachers

38 dead principals, 28 strange names discovered on payroll of Delta schools

Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has revealed that 38 dead secondary school principals and 15 retired teachers were discovered to still be receiving salaries as regular members of staff in the state. The governor stated this while speaking on Friday at an interactive session with principals of government-owned schools in Delta. Okowa said the situation... Read More

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December 16, 2015

‘Unemployed graduates would be converted to teachers’ – Ngige

Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment has revealed that not all youths in the country would receive the promised N5,000 monthly allowance promised by the government. He said this on Tuesday, at an event held to mark the 5th anniversary of Bina Foundation and graduation ceremony of its students in Enugu. Ngige said that the administration... Read More

education, Federal Government, skill acquisition, Teachers, unemployment

October 4, 2015

Fayose gives car gifts to Ekiti teachers (PHOTOS)

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has given out cars to some teachers in the state, in appreciation of their good works. The gifts which were presented on Saturday, as part of activities preceding the state’s Teachers Day Celebration which holds October 5th. Those who benefited from the gesture are the Tutor-General, the Headmaster-General, best teacher in public... Read More

Ekiti State, Fayose, Teachers

August 13, 2015

Amosun sacks 6 education workers, 1 teacher for doing their jobs… and saying the truth

For setting an examination question, deemed to be offensive, 7 people have been dismissed from their jobs in Ogun state. Governor Ibikunle Amosun, has reportedly ordered the sacking of six officials of the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and a secondary school teacher, over the examination question. Punch reports that the crime of the dismissed... Read More

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‘College Acquaintance Rape Education’ workshop to hold in Lagos

by Jewel Stephen The 3rd and 4th editions of the College Acquaintance Rape Education workshop will hold on the 28th and 29th of April. College Acquaintance Rape Education (C.A.R.E) is a follow up plan for the annual Walk Against Rape Campaign. The workshop is a special demonstration that brings together parents, guardians, teachers, youth advocates... Read More

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Dear teachers, VP-elect, Osinbajo has made you a (very) juicy promise

by Damilola Jagun Teachers in public schools have been made a promise by the Vice president-elect. Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, pledged that teachers will get free tertiary education when the next administration is sworn in on May 29. Osinbajo stated this during consultative meeting with Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and members of Nigerian Union of... Read More

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November 9, 2014

Terrible: Kogi teacher dies over N3,000 medical bill

by Akan Ido Suleiman Abdullahi, the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Kogi State has decried the poor conditions of service they are being subjected to by the government. He spoke when hundreds of teachers under the NUT, Kogi State chapter, engaged in a peaceful protest to the Attah Igala, Chief Micheal Oboni, over ... Read More

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Military says it will not use force to rescue abducted Chibok girls, NUT wants life insurance for teachers, students in the North-east & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Military says it will not use force to rescue abducted Chibok girls The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Monday that the military would not use force in the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls. Badeh gave this assurance while speaking to members of the Citizen Initiative for Security Awareness... Read More

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November 12, 2013

ASUU Strike: 20 out of 28 unions vote to return to school, end in sight

by YNaija2015 Five months after, looks like Christmas might be coming early for students in Federal (and a few state) universities all over the country as more units of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, including the University of Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University chapters, have voted for the suspension of the strike by the union... Read More

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, asuu strike, Federal Government, Teachers, union, universities

September 27, 2013

Arinze S. Chiji : What they do to your kids (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Arinze S. Chiji “With kids, one would think that the married ones among them would be subtle, but it isn’t so. You begin to wonder, “can they hit their own kids?” Do you think your child is in safe hands when you hurriedly drop them off at school every morning? Is it not funny or... Read More

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September 12, 2013

Ralph Egbu: 2015 – The regretful things

by Ralph Egbu They are not quarrelling over roads, education, how to fight the world’s economic wars or better still, how to make our nation a contributor nation. They are rather ready to destroy the rest of us over which group and zone takes control of wanton allocation and discredited “values” Some teachers when... Read More

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August 29, 2013

Josef Omorotiomwan: When a teacher cannot read

by Josef Omorotiomwan In this Edo State, we once had a Commissioner who couldn’t spell “Commissioner”. For her, the word must shed weight by force and the only way to do so was to eliminate the double letters and she came up with “Comisioner” as her own version of the word. Evidently, we are not... Read More

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August 20, 2013

Here we go again: Teachers shut down WAEC office over unpaid allowances

by Oge Okonkwo The West African Examinations (WAEC) office in Makurdi, Benue state, was shut down yesterday by protesting teachers in the state including those from secondary schools over unpaid allowances after marking this year’s examination papers. According to the teachers, they had not been paid their allowances in over two months, unlike their colleagues from... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Teachers now have to write professional qualifying examination

by Oge Okonkwo The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has said that teachers would now write professional examination, saying that presentation of certificates and degrees would no longer hold for teacher’s registration. This was told to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), yesterday by the TRCN Director, Professional Operations, Steve Nwokeocha. He said “Teachers will no longer get registered... Read More

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Operation come forward: Oshiomhole invites 1,300 teachers to defend certificates

by Oge Okonkwo The Edo State Government has invited 1,300 primary school teachers with irregularities in their education certificates and age records to come before a verification committee to defend themselves. This information was made known by the state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, saying the exercise was not to witch-hunt anybody, during a meeting held with the... Read More

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Kidnappers demand N50 million ransom for 3 teachers in Edo

by Oge Okonkwo Kidnappers of the three female primary school teachers, Patience Osadolor, Momodu Aisha and Patience Oroghene at Orhogbua Primary School at Ekenwan village, Edo State are demanding for a ransom of N50m. The teachers were abducted at gunpoint during school hours after shot were fired sporadically sending the other teachers and pupils of the school... Read More

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“Sex at random in our school”: Students petition gov’t to protest sex among teachers

by Oge Okonkwo The commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Patrick Muoboghare, has been petitioned by students of a popular public school in Nnebisi, Asaba, Delta State (name withheld), over the continuous sexual activities between some of their teachers during school hours. The petition signed by the senior prefects of the school, Jackson Isieche and Mariam Okpara, was titled: “Sex... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Gunmen abduct 3 female teachers in Edo

by Oge Okonkwo Three female primary school teachers, Patience Osadolor, Momodu Aisna and Patience Okoshone were abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The incident occurred at the school premises,Orogbua Primary school, Upper Ekenwa road, Benin City on Thursday when the gunmen entered the premises in a rough manner,shot sporadically and escaped in a car belonging... Read More

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“Some finished school before they were born”: Massive irregulaties discovered in Edo teachers’ records

by Oge Okonkwo A massive falsification of age of primary school teachers in Edo state public schools has been revealed in an audit carried out by the state’s government. Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, said that the audit was executed by the state’s Information and Communications Technology in which the results showed that 789 out... Read More

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Mother accuses school of denying her son water to avoid upsetting Muslim pupils during Ramadan

An angry mother has accused a primary school of denying her child water on one of the hottest days of the year for fear of upsetting pupils observing Ramadan. Kora Blagden, 32, claimed a teacher at her son Luke’s school refused to let the 10-year old drink from his water bottle because it was unfair... Read More

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Science teachers in Lagos receive training towards tooth-brushing world record

In ample time by way of preparation, HEIT Solutions, the project team for the Lagos World Record Toothbrushing Challenge, hosted the Teacher’s Alignment Training Session for over 300 teachers at Immaculate Heart Comprehensive Senior High School, Maryland Lagos State. In this special training session, the project head Dr Lawal Bakare, a dentist and design specialist,... Read More

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: We need to change the way we teach (Y! Frontpage)

by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji The world often tends to follow a power law distribution or what is more popularly called the 80-20 rule or the Pareto principle. This phenomenon of power law distribution has proven itself in the growth of Internet users, investment returns and even corporate sale. However, one area where it will be interesting... Read More

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January 25, 2013

Proper dress code: Kogi outlaws trouser wearing by female teachers

Kogi State government has banned female teachers in the public primary and secondary schools from wearing trousers during school hours. The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Grace Elebiyo during a press briefing on Wednesday warned that any female teacher caught violating the order will face disciplinary action. Elebiyo said this new order came after some... Read More

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September 18, 2012

It’s a miracle! “Dead teachers get monthly salaries in Nasarawa State”

by Isi Esene Talk about getting your reward in heaven! A recently concluded staff audit of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) reveal that some teachers who died 15 years ago still receive monthly payment from the government. The chairman screening committee for Lafia Local Government Education Authority, Alhaji Abubakar Gada Mohammed, lamented... Read More

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September 6, 2012

Opinion: Poverty must be tackled but never used as an excuse

by Michelle Rhee Poverty presents huge challenges in our schools. But expectations of academic success for a child should never hinge on the circumstances of his or her birth. A recent ad campaign we launched at StudentsFirst to raise awareness around the weak academic performance of U.S. students compared to their global peers drew all... Read More

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“Enough is enough” – Nigeria Union of Teachers threatens strike

by Adeniyi Abdul The Nigeria Union of Teachers has warned that it will embark on an indefinite strike if the new Teachers Enhanced Salary Structure (TESS) is not implemented. The president of the body, Comrade Michael Olukoya stated that the impending industrial action was as a result of the failure of the government to fully... Read More

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