The Federal Government has restated its commitment to
revamping Nigeria’s education sector through the recruitment of
5,000,000 teachers into the basic education sector across the country.
The Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, made the disclosure at the
launch of the 2016 teacher development training programme in Abuja,
Nigeria’s capital.
He said that the Federal Government places a high premium on the training of teachers and education managers at the basic level
.
The
Minister decried the inability of some state governments and State
Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) to promptly access matching
grants and other non-conditional grants from the Universal Basic
Education Commission (UBEC).
He also expressed worry at the huge
gap between the number of teachers required and the current number
available in the basic education sector.
The Minister stated that
the total number of teachers needed to strengthen the basic education
sector was 1.3 million in six years.
He expressed hope that the
teachers’ recruitment would no doubt fast-track the revamping process,
especially with the cooperation of state universal education boards.
In
their remarks, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha and the President of
The Albino Foundation, Mr Jake Epelle, called for the continuous
training of teachers.
An education specialist from the World Bank,
Mr Afebayo Solomon, pledged support for the development of basic
education in Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Dikko
Suleiman, on his part, highlighted government’s efforts in revamping the
education sec
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