Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria in his speech said:
"I have approved a special salary scale for teachers in Basic and Secondary schools, including provisions for Rural posting allowance, Science teachers allowance and Peculiar allowance; the reintroduction of Bursary award to Education students in Universities and Colleges of Education, with assurance of automatic employment upon graduation; payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation."
"All children, no matter where they live or what their circumstances are, have the right to quality education... To address [the challenge of out-of-school children], this administration has put in place the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in 17 Pilot states, resulting in the drastic reduction of the number of Out-of-School children from 10.1million in 2019 to 6.9 million in 2020.”
In our quest to increase access to Tertiary Education, Government approved the establishment of six new Federal Colleges of Education, eight new Federal Polytechnics, two new Universities of Technology and upgraded four existing Universities of Technology. Two specialized Universities for Health, Nutrition and Medical sciences in Azare, Bauchi State and Ila-orangun in Osun state have also been established, while arrangement for the establishment of a National Institute for Technology, (NIT) Abuja is underway.
"This administration has taken measures to motivate teachers, including timely promotion and prompt payment of salaries, and the review of the retirement age of teachers from 60 to 65 years, while years of service have now been moved from 35 to 40 years to encourage more graduates to join the teaching profession."
Dobujoytv opins that this is very possible if the government is truly ready.
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