The Nigerian government has announced plans to pay N75,000 to every student of Public universities studying Education programmes per semester.
According to the federal government, this is a way of encouraging more Nigerians to take up career in teaching.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2021 annual World Teacher’s Day, also said similarly, students of colleges of education will receive N50,000 per semester.
He said, “Undergraduate students of B.Ed/B.A. Ed/BSc. Ed in Public institutions are to receive stipends of N75,000.00 per semester while NCE students will get N50,000.00 as stipends per semester.
“Federal Government should find the modality through which respective states’ governments could provide automatic employment for NCE graduates at Basic Education level.”
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Josiah Ajiboye, confirmed Adamu’s statement, adding that the implementation will commence in 2022.
Ajiboye said, “It is part of the efforts to reposition the education sector in Nigeria and this has clearly shown the commitment of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari towards reclaiming the glory in the sector.”
