A United Kingdom-based lecturer, Dr Obinna Otuu, has donated laptops and cash to teachers in Ebonyi State to promote quality education and teacher empowerment. Otuu, a computer science PhD holder at Swansea University, donated during an event tagged “Ebonyi Teachers First” in Abakaliki. He stressed the need to prioritise teachers’ welfare, improve learning facilities, and
In classrooms across Nigeria, thousands of teachers continue to shape young minds under dimly lit roofs, armed with little more than chalk, dedication, and patience. However, despite their central role in building the nation’s future, many of them still await the fulfilment of promises made to improve their welfare and working conditions. At this year’s
For more than 120 years, the Nobel Prizes have been the world’s highest honour in science — celebrating discoveries in medicine, physics, and chemistry since 1901. However, as science has expanded and become more interconnected, many significant works now fall outside Alfred Nobel’s original categories. To fill this gap, other global awards have emerged —
Every October 5, the world comes together in unison to celebrate and honour teachers. Globally, they are the people who shape nations, guide minds, and build futures. However, in Nigeria, the day often comes with mixed feelings, because beneath the euphoria of celebrations lie stories of frustration, neglect, and survival. Across the country, teachers work
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Prof Paulinus Chijioke, has assured that the dignity of teachers in Nigeria will soon be restored with ongoing reforms in the teacher education sector. Chijioke, who spoke in Abuja, said the recent approval of a dual mandate for selected colleges of education to
The Kwara State branch of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has expressed disappointment over what it described as the state government’s “graveyard silence” on the payment of Teachers’ Specific Allowances (TSA). In a statement signed by the State Chairman, Comrade Yusuf Wahab Agboola, and Deputy Secretary-General, Mike Modesty, the union said that despite several
The National President of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Muhammad Ibn Musa, has urged the government to make teaching more attractive for young graduates with better salary packages and facilities to solve workforce needs in the sector. He also encouraged a participative approach to school management for optimal staff performance.
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has expressed strong support for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) planned implementation of the Teaching Practice stipend programme. According to the union, TETFund’s involvement will ensure effective delivery, given its established reputation for transparency and efficiency in managing education-related funding across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Speaking during
Despite a new law approving a ₦70,000 minimum wage for teachers, some Nigerian states are still shockingly paying as little as ₦18,000, a wage set over a decade ago. For many teachers across the country — especially those in primary schools and local government service — this is more than unfair. It is heartbreaking. According
The Association of Education Officers in the Delta State Civil Service (AEODS) has called on the state government to ensure the full implementation of duty tour allowances already approved for officers on official assignments. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s fourth congress, held in Asaba. The congress, convened
