President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in the country and the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who represented President Buhari at the event to mark World Teachers’ Day in Abuja said the implementation of the new salary scheme was to encourage teachers in delivering better service.
He said stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy.
“The payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy,” he said.
The President said that the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFUND) will now fund teaching practice in Universities and Colleges of Education in the country.
He also increased the number of years of service from 35 to 40 and promised low-cost housing for teachers in rural areas, among other things.
The 2020 theme of the World Teachers’ Day is Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future.
He said teachers have the power to shape and reshape the lives of young people and help learners to enhance their potentials.
“Only great teachers can produce excellent people and students that will make the future of our country great. A positive or negative influence of a teacher on any child will have an effect on that child. Therefore the federal government is ensuring quality education to access,” he said.
