In a landmark judgment, an Ekiti State High Court has sentenced two teachers, Gbenga Ajibola (43) and Ayodele Olaofe (52), to 44 years imprisonment for raping...
A new report by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), under the World Bank’s auspices, has revealed a critical gap in teacher preparedness, which could hinder...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, announced on Monday the allocation of N1,912,187,753.82 to settle longstanding leave allowances owed to public primary school teachers. This payment, covering...
In a bid to curb the growing cases of sexual harassment in schools, especially higher institutions in the country, teachers and lecturers in various institutions of...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on security. The NUT National President, Audu Amba,...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has vowed that the abductors of Pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School, Emure-Ekiti will be apprehended...
The Delta State Police Command has arrested and paraded one Nnajiofor Nweke who reportedly flogged a teacher in Alihame Mixed Secondary School, Agbor, Ika South Local...
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has advocated for an increase in the salaries of teachers from primary to the tertiary levels. Chairman of...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, last week, stated that at 63, Nigeria should not be relying on loans. We tracked...
The Oyo State Government has approved the immediate release of car loans for primary school teachers, across all zones in the state. This was made known...
Tragedy struck on Monday when gunmen invaded the BECO Comprehensive High School, Kwi in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing two teachers, who were...
Teachers in Benue State have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike to protest a mass demotion and downsizing exercise carried out by the state government....
The Delta State government has approved 65 years as the retirement age for teaching and non-teaching staff in all educational institutions in the state. It also...
The Managing Director of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali, has disclosed that over 50% of teachers in the region have been killed by Boko...
After announcing the sacking of 2,357 primary school teachers for failing competency tests on June 9, the Kaduna State government is set to recruit 10,000 certified...
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has faulted the sacking of 2,357 teachers by the Kaduna State government allegedly failing a competence test...
The Ondo State government on Monday warned teachers against extorting parents and guardians in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olufemi Agugu,...
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Niger State has directed its members to stay at home in a bid to press home its demands. The union...
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) has said it had discovered that 233 teachers in the state’s employ presented fake certificates to get the...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has decried the non-payment of the basic salary by some state governments since the National Minimum Wage Act was signed...
The Bayelsa State government says it has uncovered 612 ghost teachers in the state primary schools on government payroll. A review by the state’s committee on...
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has decried the poor welfare packages for teachers in Adamawa State. Mairama Dikwa, Education Specialist, UNICEF Field Office,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted an Executive Bill to the Senate, seeking extension of the retirement age for teachers from 60 to 65 years. The letter...
The Police Command in Ekiti has launched an investigation into an alleged attack by five police personnel on the principal and teachers of Mary Immaculate Girls’...
About 1,500 shortlisted candidates for employment into the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board have protested against alleged government decision to dump their recruitment exercise for...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to go on strike in states where schools are being attacked and students and teachers abducted in the...
The government of Niger State says only 27 students and 12 teachers of Government Science College, Kagara, may have been abducted by bandits who stormed the...
Budget lamentations On October 8, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that revenue generation to fund annual budgets has been the greatest challenge of his presidency. Addressing a...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in the country in commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5. He also...
Police on Friday confirmed the arrest of 17 school principals and teachers for alleged involvement in examination malpractices. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, disclosed...
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, said on Tuesday the state had concluded plans to reabsorb the sacked 5,853 teachers in the state. The government sacked the...
No less than 443 ghost workers, including 18 dead, 70 retired and 193 redeployed staff, were uncovered by the Benue government on the payroll of the...
Teachers in Anambra State have been warned by the state government to stop forcing it to reopen schools, which have since been closed due to the...
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that the government is yet to pay the benefits of 547 teachers killed by Boko Haram in the...
Thirteen head teachers in Oyo state were on Monday suspended by the state government for collecting illegal fees from pupils, and for acts of insubordination. Also...
The Delta State government has revealed that it has issued licenses to no fewer than 15,000 teachers out of 45,000 that registered with the Teachers Registration...
More than 500 science teachers in Cross River State on Wednesday blocked the state Governor’s Office with mats and wrappers to protest the alleged removal of...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has cancelled the recruitment of 2,500 teachers by Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) over alleged fraud in the...
Ekiti state government on Wednesday read a riot act to teachers in the state on collection of illegal fees from pupils in public primary schools. The...
UNICEF reiterates that schools should be safe spaces, and protected at all times. Since the start of the insurgency in 2009, over 2,295 teachers have been...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has directed that teachers who absented themselves from work for five times in a term should be sacked. Umahi, who gave...
As the world celebrates Teacher’s Day, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has called on government to prioritise the payment of salaries and general welfare of teachers...
The Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, has directed public primary and secondary school teachers in the state to stay off work...
Every child with asthma deserves to live life symptom-free, so they can be active and healthy. Controlling even the most severe asthma is possible. It requires...
The Bauchi State government has said it has discovered names of eight-year old children as “teachers” on the payroll of the government. This was disclosed by...
