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Adamawa will not sack teachers – Gov. Bindow

Adamawa will not sack teachers – Gov. Bindow
NAN-H-52
Incompetence
By Martins Abochol
Yola, Feb. 6, 2018 (NAN) Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa said on Tuesday that the State Government would not sack teachers on the basis of incompetence.
Bindow made this known at the 2018 Teachers Prayer Day under the banner of Solemn Assembly organised by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Adamawa State Wing in Yola.
The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Education, Mr Julius Kadala, however said the government would train and re-train teachers with glaring deficiencies.
He noted that the teachers in public schools in the state were more qualified than those in private schools.
Bindow underscored the need for supervision and evaluation in private schools than in public schools in the state.
He assured the teachers of improved welfare, saying the state government is aware of all their demands.
While commending the NUT leadership for its understanding and cordial working relationship with the government, he assured them that the issue of non-payment of teachers’ salaries has gone forever.
Mr Rodney Nathan, the State NUT Chairman, commended the governor for fulfilling his promise regarding the payment of all teachers’ outstanding salaries.
However, Nathan urged the government to prioritise the implementation of the promotion of teachers serving in the state.
He appealed to his members to reciprocate government’s gesture through commitment and dedication to service.
According to him, the issue of salaries have been settled and on our part, we must do what we have been employed to do.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Solemn Assembly is an annual event marked by NUT across the federation and the high-points include prayers for success in the previous year as well as for the success of the teachers in the New Year.
NAN further reports that prayers were offered by both Christian and Muslim clerics, with readings from both the Bible and the Qur’an. (NAN)
MK/OSA/MST
Edited by Shittu Obassa/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Education

NUT urges Plateau govt to convert its 4,000 ad-hoc teachers to permanent staff

NAN-H-31
Teachers
By Martha Agas
Jos, June 12, 2017 (NAN) The National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Plateau has urged the state government to convert its more than 4,000 ad-hoc teachers to permanent staff to make them more productive.

The Chairman of NUT in the state, Mr Gunshin Yarlings, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Monday, said it would be proper to absorb the ad-hoc teachers into the state’s civil service.

NAN reports that in 2016, a number of teachers were engaged on a temporary basis to address the shortage of tutors over the years.

“ Ad-hoc teachers have added value and should be given permanent appointments.

“When teachers are happy and their welfare captured, they would be highly productive.”

The NUT chair also urged the state government to implement the minimum wage for the teachers as obtainable in other states.

“In Plateau, we receive 55 per cent (of the minimum wage), while other states (have started) implementing 100 per cent for their teachers.

“When the disparity is addressed, all education stakeholders would see wonders in the discharge of duties.“

Yarlings pleaded with the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to allow teachers on study leave to complete their programmes in view of the fact that “ you cannot have quality education without the teachers being trained’’.

“ I want to plead with the management of the SUBEB to allow teachers who have gone on study leave to complete their studies.

“They have been notified by the management of SUBEB to stop the training and go back to their classes.

“ It is worrisome that SUBEB, which is supposed to train teachers, is recalling them from school; we must start somewhere.
“The government should appreciate the self-training; have a second thought and allow them complete their studies.

“You cannot eat your cake and have it; you cannot have quality education without the teachers being trained.

“If they are recalled, one day a policy would catch up with the state and Plateau would be lagging behind.“

NAN recalls that Prof. Mathew Sule, the Executive Chairman, SUBEB had warned that the board would take drastic measures against teachers on study programmes without the approval of the board.

Sule alleged that teachers in the rural areas of the state had abandoned their duty posts and gone on training without following the due process. (NAN)
MAA/JI/YEE
Editing by Joseph Idika/Emmanuel Yashim

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Education

Principal, FGC Minna, commends PTA for engaging 22 teachers

NAN-H-57

Teachers

By Aminu Ahmed Garko

Minna, April 6, 2017 (NAN) Mr Okanya Chinwendu, Principal, Federal Government College (FGC), Minna has commended the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), for engaging 22 teachers to handle key subjects in the institution.

“We have manpower shortage, but we are happy that the PTA has stepped in to assist. The association has engaged 22 teachers and that has brought great relief to us,” Chinwendu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Minna.

He said that the understanding and support shown by the PTA had aided the school’s quest for excellence.

“Education is expensive; quality education is even more expensive and certainly beyond government alone,” he said.

Chinwendu called on the Federal Ministry of Education to employ more teachers, noting that permanent staff, who retired several years ago, had not been replaced.

The principal also called for the renovation of structures so as to create a conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning.

“Our classrooms, dormitories, library and Assembly Hall require total renovation; government should hep us,” he said. ( NAN)
AAG/KOLE/ETS

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Edited by Remi Koleoso and Ephraims Sheyin

Education

NASG releases N60 million for teachers’ refresher courses

NAN-H-72

Teachers

By Mohammed Baba Busu

Lafia, March 15, 2017(NAN) The Nasarawa State Government says it has released the sum of N60 million for refresher courses that would enhance the capacity of its primary and junior secondary teachers.

Gov. Umaru Tanko-Al-Makura, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Lafia, when the State Universal Basic Education Board(SUBEB), paid him a courtesy visit, said that the courses would keep teachers in tune with modern trends.

“The teacher is the major player in educational growth; building his capacity is the surest way to boost the quality of education in the state,” he noted.

He said that government would soon procure modern instructional materials to improve teaching and learning, and challenged the board members to work hard and make merit their watchword.

“On my part, I want to assure you that government will always listen to your demands,” he added.

Al-makura reaffirmed government’s commitment to quality education, adding that government had demonstrated that by releasing N4.3 billion for the execution of projects in primary schools, between 2012 and 2016

Earlier, the SUBEB chairman, Alhaji Musa Dan’Azumi, had thanked the governor for entrusting SUBEB to him and his colleagues, and promised to make him proud. (NAN)

BAB/ETS

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Edited by Ephraims Sheyin

Education

SUBEB wants Plateau communities to motivate rural teachers

NAN-H-48
Teachers
By Martha Agas
Jos, March 4, 2017(NAN) Prof. Mathew Sule, Chairman, Plateau State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), has charged rural communities to create a conducive environment to motivate teachers to discharge their duties.

The Chairman gave the charge on Saturday in Jos, at the Nigerian Educators’ Award, organised by the Centre for Educational Empowerment and Orientation (CEEO), in collaboration with the Plateau National Union of Teachers (NUT).

The theme for the award is “Teachers mentoring in the Contemporary Teaching Profession, Challenges in Nigeria, An Imperative”.

The Chairman, who was represented  by Mrs. Sarah Ramadan, a permanent member at SUBEB, said that teachers would not run away from rural areas, if the communities supported in creating an enabling environment to motivate them.

“Teachers flee from rural areas communities and we blame that on poor working environments.

“One way to motivate them is to give them items locally produced in your areas.

“Once you make them feel comfortable and wanted, they will start lobbying to be posted to the rural areas,” he said.

Sule said that SUBEB was collating statistics of children, who were out of school, so as to initiate measures to return them to the classes.

He described the teacher as a key factor in the education sector, pointing out that nothing could be achieved without his input.

In his remarks, Mr Joseph Mairiga, the Plateau Commissioner for Secondary Education, reiterated the importance of education in nation building.

“Education is an agent of political and economic stability, so the teaching profession should be made viable through capacity building and teachers’ commitment to duties,” he said.

Mr Oyebisi Crown, the Programme Director of CEEO, said that the centre, which has been in existence for 10 years, had trained 200 school managers from Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau states.

He said that the centre was established to re-position the teaching profession as a noble calling and not a “dustbin for everybody who is unemployed”.

The Programme officer opined that the teaching profession should be exciting and lucrative, while sustaining its professionalism.

The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that twenty four educators received Grand Teachers Mentors Merit Award, Teachers Mentors Merit Awards, Great Teachers Merit Awards, and the Nigerian Educators Financiers Merit Award. (NAN)
MAA/ESAN/ETS

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Edited by Abiodun Esanand Ephraims Sheyin

 

Education

Audio Attached: Teachers commend Korean govt. for capacity building workshop

NAN-H-83

Training

By Okeoghene Oghenekaro

Abuja, Feb. 9, 2017 (NAN) Participants at a workshop organised for teachers in Abuja, have commended the Korean government for enhancing the building capacity of teachers in Nigeria.

 

The participants at the ongoing workshop organised by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Thursday, made the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

 

Mrs Rosaline Nchit said the training had helped teachers move from the traditional way of imparting knowledge to modern techniques of teaching.

 

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“Before now most of the teachers in FCT were not ICT based, we were used to our normal chalk and board but since the first training, we learnt how to use the computer, the projector and other things to present the lesson.

 

“I got it very clear the issue of flipped learning which has really given us the insight on how to make teaching and learning easier.

 

“We have different learners, some learn by touching, some by seeing, some learn by even just hearing but you discover that in flip learning you have the three combined together.

 

“Instead of the conventional learning that you just teach the children, those that cannot understand are at their own mercy.

 

“In flipped learning you allow these children go home with the materials; learn so much from the whole thing,  by the time they come back they have one or two questions just to clarify the whole thing.

 

“In that case it makes the teaching more practical the child is doing it himself unlike before you are putting everything in the child’s head.

 

“But this time around we are exposed to understanding that the child knows giving the right opportunity the child gives you more than you can imagine.’’

 

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Another participant, Mr John Tawus, said the training had built the capacity of teachers.

 

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“We have been trained in such a way that we have improved on the way we have been teaching before from the traditional way of teaching to the modern way of teaching using multimedia and so on.

 

“That has given us more insight on what teaching is all about.

 

“I happen to be among the selected ones to Korea and now I have started imparting some of the knowledge I acquired there.

 

“The output is quite encouraging and along the line I will determine how far it has gone.’’

 

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Mr Rufus Oluseyi commended the Korean government for its efforts in improving the education sector one of which was through teacher training.

 

Oluseyi said the training was his first and pledged to impact what he had been taught on his students and colleagues.

 

NAN reports that the 10 day training which started on Monday is the second of its kind with 72 teachers and six administrators in attendance.

 

KOICA is a Korean government agency which started operations in Nigeria in 2008.

NAN reports that the agency is responsible for providing grants and technical programmes for development partners. (NAN)

OKE/LAB/YEE

Edited by Lydia Beshel/Emmanuel Yashim

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Education

Audio Attached: Professional qualifying exam mandatory for teachers’ registration soon, says TRCN boss

NAN-H-60

Teachers

By Okeoghene Oghenekaro

Abuja, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says after the first quarter of 2017, teachers will have to take “professional qualifying examination” before they are duly registered by the council.

The Registrar of the council, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Ajiboye said that some states in the country had already made registration with the council a requirement for a teacher’s promotion.

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“We are particularly happy with what is happening in the northern parts of Nigeria especially in Sokoto state.

“Sokoto state has set up what you call a task force for the implementation of TRCN mandate.

“According to the commissioner for basic and secondary school education in Sokoto state, all teachers in public primary schools in Sokoto state must register with TRCN and that drive is on all over the country, because teachers have now realised that after the first quarter of 2017, before you can register with TRCN, you will take what you call professional qualifying exam.

“We also have to commend the Kaduna state governor, who has set machinery in motion to ensure that all teachers in Kaduna state also register with TRCN.

“In fact apart from registering with TRCN, the registration with TRCN is going to be a condition for promotion for teachers in Kaduna state and that is a noble step, because if our focus is on quality education in the country, then we have to focus on the teachers.

“No education can rise beyond the quality of its teachers and so teacher education and teacher quality must be taken very seriously in the country.’’

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He also said that the council would focus on teacher registration and teacher development across the country in 2017.

The registrar added that in the course of the year, the council might organise at least one continuing professional development programme for registered teachers in the country.

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“In 2017 TRCN as a council will focus more on aggressive mobilisation for massive registration of Nigerian teachers by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria.

“The drive is on in all the states of the federation, particularly in those areas where there has been low registration before.

“There has been increased effort to make sure that teachers in those parts of the country actually register.

“Also, we will make sure that we organise at least one continuing professional development programme for registered teachers in Nigeria within the year.”

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The registrar commended the Ministers of Education for putting teacher quality, welfare and remuneration as top priorities of the present administration.

He also commended the Kaduna and Sokoto state governments for the efforts they were making toward improving the quality of teachers in their areas. (NAN)

OKE/OSA/YEE

Edited by Shittu Obassa/Emmanuel Yashim

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