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TRCN Certification: What Nigerian Teachers and School Owners Must Know in 2026

<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-line;">The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education, has intensified the enforcement of mandatory professional certification for all teachers in Nigeria.</span></p><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">What Is Happening</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">
State governments and the Ministry of Education have been directed to ensure that all teachers in both public and private secondary schools obtain valid TRCN certification. Compliance is now being linked to teacher recruitment, retention, and even the accreditation of examination centres.</span></div><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Who Is Affected</span></div><ul class="qwen-markdown-list" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding-inline-start: 1.625em; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Teachers:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> Anyone teaching in a formal educational setting in Nigeria.</span></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">School Proprietors/Leaders:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> Owners and administrators of private and public schools responsible for hiring and staff compliance.</span></li></ul><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Why This Matters</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">
TRCN registration is not just a formality; it is a legal requirement under the TRCN Act. It validates a teacher’s professional competence, protects the integrity of the teaching profession, and ensures that educators meet nationally recognised pedagogical standards. For school owners, employing unregistered teachers can lead to regulatory sanctions or difficulties during Ministry of Education inspections.</span></div><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">What You Should Do Next</span></div><ul class="qwen-markdown-list" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding-inline-start: 1.625em; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">For Teachers:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> If you have not yet registered, visit the TRCN portal to begin your registration. You will need your academic credentials (NCE, B.Ed, B.Sc/B.A with PGDE, etc.). Prepare for the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) if your initial qualification requires it.</span></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">For School Owners:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> Conduct an internal audit of your teaching staff’s TRCN registration status. Encourage and support unregistered but qualified teachers to begin the process immediately to ensure your school remains fully compliant.</span></li></ul><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Relevant Links:</span></div><ul class="qwen-markdown-list" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding-inline-start: 1.625em; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">TRCN Official Website & Registration Portal: </span><a class="qwen-markdown-link" dir="ltr" href="https://trcn.gov.ng/" rel="noreferrer" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #003db8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">https://trcn.gov.ng</span></a></li></ul><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div>

TRCN Certification: What Nigerian Teachers and School Owners Must Know in 2026

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education, has intensified the enforcemen...

NELFUND Student Loan: How to Check Your Disbursement and Upkeep Status

<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-line;">The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) continues to process and disburse student loans to eligible beneficiaries across the country. As of August 2026, the fund has disbursed a total of ₦322.69 billion to over 1.65 million students.</span></p><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">How the Disbursement Works</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">
The student loan is split into two parts:</span></div><ol class="qwen-markdown-list" dir="ltr" start="1" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding-inline-start: 1.625em; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Institutional Fees:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> Paid directly to your university, polytechnic, or college of education to cover tuition and approved institutional charges.</span></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Upkeep Allowance:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> Paid directly into the student’s personal bank account to support living expenses during the academic session.</span></li></ol><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">How to Check Your Status</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">
You do not need to visit a physical office to check your loan status. Follow these steps:</span></div><ol class="qwen-markdown-list" dir="ltr" start="1" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding-inline-start: 1.625em; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Go to the official NELFUND website: </span><a class="qwen-markdown-link" dir="ltr" href="https://nelf.gov.ng/" rel="noreferrer" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #003db8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">https://nelf.gov.ng</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="anticon qwen-markdown-link-icon" role="img" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; align-items: center; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline-flex; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 0; margin-inline-start: 0.25rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; unicode-bidi: isolate; vertical-align: -0.125em;"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" height="1em" width="1em"><use xlink:href="#icon-line-arrow-up-right"></use></svg></span></a></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Click on the "Student Loan Portal" or "Login" button.</span></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Enter your registered email address or phone number and your password.</span></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Navigate to your dashboard. Here, you will see the status of your application, the amount approved, and whether the funds have been disbursed to your institution or your personal account.</span></li></ol><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div><div class="qwen-markdown-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Important Warnings for Students</span></div><ul class="qwen-markdown-list" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding-inline-start: 1.625em; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">No "Processing Fees":</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> NELFUND does not ask students to pay any money to "fast-track" or "release" their loans. Anyone asking for money is a scammer.</span></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Bank Verification:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> Ensure the bank account linked to your NELFUND profile is active and in your name. Upkeep allowances will fail if the account details are incorrect.</span></li><li class="qwen-markdown-list-item" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qwen-markdown-strong" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;">Delays:</span><span class="qwen-markdown-text" style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: normal;"> If your dashboard shows "Disbursed" but your school or account has not been credited, allow a few working days for inter-bank processing. If the delay persists, use the official support channels on the NELFUND portal to raise a ticket.</span></li></ul><div class="qwen-markdown-space" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"></div>

NELFUND Student Loan: How to Check Your Disbursement and Upkeep Status

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) continues to process and disburse student loans to eligible beneficiaries across the country. As ...

2026 WASSCE Results: How to Check Your WAEC Result and What to Do If It Is Withheld

<p>The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the <strong>2026 WASSCE results for School Candidates</strong>, with <strong>61.54% of candidates obtaining credits in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics</strong>.</p><p>A total of <strong>1,950,726 candidates</strong> sat for the examination, while <strong>1,200,514 candidates</strong> obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. These figures were also announced by WAEC when the results were released on 5 August 2026.</p><p>However, not every candidate has been able to access a complete result.</p><p>WAEC says:</p><ul><li><p><strong>1,834,695 candidates (94.05%)</strong> had their results fully processed and released;</p></li><li><p><strong>116,031 candidates (5.95%)</strong> still had one or more subjects being processed; and</p></li><li><p><strong>167,486 candidates (8.59%)</strong> had their results withheld in connection with reported cases of examination malpractice.</p></li></ul><p>The 167,486 withheld results are not the same as the 116,031 results still being processed.</p><h2>How to check your 2026 WAEC result</h2><p>Candidates can check their results through the official <strong>WAEC Direct Result Checker</strong>.</p><p><strong>Check your result here:</strong><br /><strong><a href="https://www.waecdirect.org/">https://www.waecdirect.org/</a></strong></p><p>WAEC Direct requires candidates to provide:</p><ol><li><p>their 10-digit WAEC examination number;</p></li><li><p>examination year — <strong>2026</strong>;</p></li><li><p>examination type;</p></li><li><p>e-PIN voucher number; and</p></li><li><p>result-checker PIN.</p></li></ol><p>WAEC announced that candidates can obtain the necessary PIN through its official website and then use WAEC Direct to access their results.</p><h2>What does “result withheld” mean?</h2><p>A withheld result means WAEC has linked the candidate or examination centre to a reported examination-malpractice case that requires further consideration.</p><p>It does <strong>not automatically mean that the candidate's result has already been permanently cancelled</strong>.</p><p>WAEC has created an official portal where affected candidates can check the reason given for withholding their results and, where applicable, submit a representation for the Council's consideration.</p><h2>What to do if your WAEC result is withheld</h2><p>Do not pay anyone who claims that they can “release”, “upgrade” or change a withheld WAEC result.</p><p>Instead, use the official <strong>WAEC Notice of Examination Malpractice Portal</strong>:</p><p><strong>Check a withheld result / submit a representation:</strong><br /><strong><a href="https://waecinternational.org/complaints">https://waecinternational.org/complaints</a></strong></p><p>Enter your <strong>2026 WASSCE examination number</strong> to check whether WAEC has placed a malpractice notice against your result.</p><p>WAEC also provides a separate section of the portal for school principals or representatives whose candidates' results have been withheld.</p><h2>Check the portal again after four weeks</h2><p>WAEC specifically advises candidates with examination-malpractice notices to check the complaints portal again <strong>four weeks after the release of the results</strong> for updates and information concerning their representation.</p><p>Since the 2026 results were released on <strong>5 August 2026</strong>, affected candidates should continue monitoring the official portal rather than relying on information circulating on WhatsApp or social media.</p><h2>What if your result says it is still being processed?</h2><p>This is different from a withheld result.</p><p>WAEC reported that the results of <strong>116,031 candidates</strong>, representing about 5.95% of those who sat for the examination, still had one or more subjects being processed when the results were released.</p><p>Candidates in this category should continue checking the official result portal for updates.</p><p>A result that is <strong>still being processed should not automatically be treated as a malpractice case</strong>.</p><h2>What about candidates whose states owe WAEC?</h2><p>There is another separate category.</p><p>WAEC said results of candidates sponsored by states indebted to the Council would not be released until the outstanding debts were settled. The Council did not publicly name the affected states in its announcement.</p><p>Therefore, an inaccessible result does not necessarily mean that the candidate has been accused of malpractice.</p><h2>2026 WASSCE performance at a glance</h2><p>Of the 1,950,726 candidates who sat for the examination:</p><ul><li><p><strong>1,687,378 (86.50%)</strong> obtained at least five credits with or without English Language and Mathematics;</p></li><li><p><strong>1,200,514 (61.54%)</strong> obtained at least five credits including English Language and Mathematics;</p></li><li><p><strong>167,486 (8.59%)</strong> had results withheld over reported examination-malpractice cases; and</p></li><li><p><strong>116,031 (5.95%)</strong> had one or more results still being processed.</p></li></ul><p>The proportion obtaining five credits including English and Mathematics was <strong>1.42 percentage points lower than in 2025</strong>.</p><h2>Avoid WAEC result scams</h2><p>Candidates and parents should be particularly careful at this time.</p><p>Nobody outside WAEC can legitimately:</p><ul><li><p>release a withheld result for payment;</p></li><li><p>change a candidate's grade;</p></li><li><p>remove a malpractice case;</p></li><li><p>“upgrade” a WAEC result; or</p></li><li><p>guarantee that a withheld result will eventually be released.</p></li></ul><p>Use only official WAEC portals and communications from your school.</p>

2026 WASSCE Results: How to Check Your WAEC Result and What to Do If It Is Withheld

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2026 WASSCE results for School Candidates , with 61.54% of candidates obtainin...

2026/2027 Post-UTME and JAMB CAPS Tracker: Forms, Results and Admission Updates

<p>JAMB has set the minimum tolerable UTME score at <strong>150 for universities and Colleges of Nursing</strong>, while polytechnics, monotechnics, Colleges of Agriculture, Colleges of Education and Innovation Enterprise Institutions have a national minimum of 100. Individual institutions are free to set higher cut-off marks.</p><h2>Current Post-UTME and admission tracker</h2><table><thead><tr><th>Institution</th><th>Current status</th><th>Important information</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>FUOYE</strong></td><td>Screening portal reopened; screening underway</td><td>Course cut-offs start from 150; Medicine 280, Nursing 240, Pharmacy 230 and several other programmes have higher cut-offs. FUOYE says Law will not admit students for 2026/2027.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>UNILAG</strong></td><td>Post-UTME completed; results released</td><td>Candidates can now check their Post-UTME results. O'Level results must be uploaded on both JAMB CAPS and the UNILAG portal by <strong>14 August 2026</strong> to be considered for admission.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>LASU</strong></td><td>Screening/admission processing ongoing</td><td>LASU's official screening portal is active. UTME candidates need at least <strong>195</strong>, must choose LASU as first choice and upload their O'Level result to JAMB CAPS. Admissions are also being uploaded in batches.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Federal University Lokoja</strong></td><td>Post-UTME open</td><td>Minimum UTME score is <strong>160</strong>. The University's published admission timetable gives <strong>13 September 2026</strong> as the closing date for Post-UTME registration and screening.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>YABATECH</strong></td><td>Application portal currently available</td><td>Minimum UTME score is <strong>160</strong> for full-time ND and B.Sc. Education applicants. The original notice stated that registration would run for four weeks from 1 July, but the official application portal currently still describes the application as open. Applicants should act immediately and confirm status before payment.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This tracker will be updated as universities release new deadlines, screening results and admission lists.</p><h2>JAMB CAPS: what every candidate should do</h2><p>Getting a good Post-UTME score does not mean the admission process is finished.</p><p>JAMB requires admissions to be processed through the <strong>Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS)</strong>. CAPS allows candidates to monitor their admission status and respond to provisional admission offers.</p><p>Candidates should therefore:</p><ol><li><p>Ensure their O'Level result has been uploaded to JAMB.</p></li><li><p>Log in regularly to the JAMB e-Facility/CAPS.</p></li><li><p>Open <strong>Admission Status</strong> to see whether an offer has been made.</p></li><li><p>Accept or reject an admission offer when it appears.</p></li><li><p>Continue monitoring the university portal for acceptance-fee, clearance and registration instructions.</p></li></ol><p>Candidates using awaiting results must upload the final O'Level result before their institution processes their admission. JAMB's CAPS guidance specifically states that candidates with awaiting results must upload them before they can be considered for admission.</p><h2>What “Admission in Progress” means</h2><p>If CAPS displays <strong>Admission in Progress</strong>, it generally means the candidate's admission is still moving through the approval process.</p><p>Do not panic and do not pay anyone who claims they can “upgrade” or release the admission.</p><p>Continue checking CAPS and the institution's official admission portal.</p><h2>What if CAPS says “Not Admitted”?</h2><p>“Not Admitted” does not always mean the admission exercise is over.</p><p>Institutions may process admissions in batches. A candidate who has not yet received an offer should continue checking until the institution announces that its admission exercise has ended.</p><p>LASU, for example, is currently uploading its 2026/2027 admissions in batches.</p><h2>Don't forget your O'Level upload</h2><p>This is one of the easiest ways for an otherwise qualified candidate to lose an admission opportunity.</p><p>UNILAG has specifically warned its 2026/2027 candidates that anyone who fails to upload an O'Level result to <strong>both JAMB CAPS and the UNILAG portal by 14 August 2026 will not be considered for admission</strong>.</p><p>Federal University Lokoja similarly requires applicants to upload their O'Level results to JAMB before they can complete screening.</p><h2>Important official portals</h2><p>Candidates should use:</p><ul><li><p>the official <strong>JAMB e-Facility</strong> for admission-status and CAPS access;</p></li><li><p>the official <strong>JAMB CAPS information page</strong> for CAPS guidance;</p></li><li><p>and the official admission or Post-UTME portal of the institution they applied to.</p></li></ul><p>Avoid Post-UTME registration links sent by unknown social-media accounts. Confirm the web address from the university or polytechnic's main website before making payment.</p><h2>A note for candidates changing institution or course</h2><p>Some candidates may need to change institution or course where they no longer meet the cut-off mark or where their programme is unavailable.</p><p>For example, FUOYE has announced that it will <strong>not admit candidates into Law for 2026/2027</strong> and is advising affected applicants to move to other available programmes.</p><p>JAMB provides an official Change of Course/Institution service through its portal. Available alternatives depend on programme and institutional availability.</p><h2>Keep checking this page</h2><p>Post-UTME deadlines and admission lists change quickly. A portal that is closed today may be reopened, while an institution still screening candidates may begin uploading admissions to CAPS without much notice.</p>

2026/2027 Post-UTME and JAMB CAPS Tracker: Forms, Results and Admission Updates

JAMB has set the minimum tolerable UTME score at 150 for universities and Colleges of Nursing , while polytechnics, monotechnics, Colleges o...

Safe Schools Initiative Moves to Education Ministry as Senate Probes School Security Funds

<p>The Federal Government has transferred the <strong data-end="7281" data-start="7254">Safe Schools Initiative</strong> from the Federal Ministry of Finance to the Federal Ministry of Education as questions continue over the funding and implementation of Nigeria's school-security programme.</p>
<p data-end="7703" data-start="7455">Education Minister Tunji Alausa disclosed that the Ministry has also established a dedicated <strong data-end="7575" data-start="7548">Safe Schools Department</strong> to coordinate policy, implementation, monitoring and engagement with state governments. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="7554" data-content-reference-start="7530"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<p data-end="7943" data-start="7705">The development comes as the Senate investigates how money allocated to the Safe Schools programme has been spent and whether the programme has delivered adequate protection for pupils and teachers. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="7779" data-content-reference-start="7755"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<h3 data-end="8003" data-section-id="w3rgpe" data-start="7945">Why has the programme moved to the Education Ministry?</h3>
<p data-end="8120" data-start="8005">Until now, the financial side of the Safe Schools Initiative had largely been domiciled in the Ministry of Finance.</p>
<p data-end="8440" data-start="8122">Alausa argued that it made more sense for the programme to sit under the Ministry responsible for schools, education policy and coordination with states. The Education Ministry is expected to provide central leadership while working with security agencies and state governments. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="8261" data-content-reference-start="8237"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<h3 data-end="8479" data-section-id="1ycffcg" data-start="8442">What is the Senate investigating?</h3>
<p data-end="8706" data-start="8481">The Senate's investigation is focused on accountability for funds released under the Safe Schools Initiative and whether the money produced the intended improvements in school security. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="8512" data-content-reference-start="8488"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<p data-end="8850" data-start="8708">The investigation has subsequently widened to other agencies and education-related intervention funds.</p>
<h3 data-end="9178" data-section-id="thdb3z" data-start="9141">What could this mean for schools?</h3>
<p data-end="9260" data-start="9180">The creation of a dedicated department could provide clearer responsibility for:</p>
<ul data-end="9478" data-start="9262">
<li data-end="9289" data-section-id="qc95a9" data-start="9262">
school-security planning;
</li>
<li data-end="9339" data-section-id="guxora" data-start="9290">
coordination with states and security agencies;
</li>
<li data-end="9378" data-section-id="1g4vply" data-start="9340">
monitoring of Safe Schools projects;
</li>
<li data-end="9435" data-section-id="1qp29b2" data-start="9379">
implementation of national school-safety policies; and
</li>
<li data-end="9478" data-section-id="uojoct" data-start="9436">
accountability for future interventions.
</li>
</ul>
<p data-end="9607" data-start="9480">The bigger question, however, will be whether the administrative change produces visible improvements in the safety of schools.</p>
<p data-end="9695" data-start="9609">The Senate investigation is therefore worth following beyond the initial announcement.</p>

Safe Schools Initiative Moves to Education Ministry as Senate Probes School Security Funds

The Federal Government has transferred the Safe Schools Initiative from the Federal Ministry of Finance to the Federal Ministry of Educatio...

Tinubu Approves Regularisation of 3,252 PTA Teachers in Federal Unity Colleges

<p>President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment process for <strong data-end="4319" data-start="4265">3,252 verified Parent-Teacher Association teachers</strong> serving in Federal Unity Colleges into the Federal Civil Service.</p>
<p data-end="4669" data-start="4387">The approval follows an inter-ministerial verification exercise carried out to identify eligible PTA teachers across the federal colleges. The verified teachers include Education Officers, Assistant Education Officers and Technical Instructors. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="4581" data-content-reference-start="4556"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<p data-end="4964" data-start="4671">For many of the affected teachers, the announcement is significant. Some have worked in Federal Unity and Technical Colleges for many years while being employed and paid through Parent-Teacher Associations rather than the mainstream Federal Civil Service. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="4864" data-content-reference-start="4839"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<h3 data-end="4999" data-section-id="1jb08gb" data-start="4966">Why were PTA teachers needed?</h3>
<p data-end="5123" data-start="5001">PTA teachers have often been used by schools to fill gaps where the number of government-employed teachers was inadequate.</p>
<p data-end="5394" data-start="5125">According to Education Minister Tunji Alausa, bringing the verified teachers into the public service is expected to help address teacher shortages, retain experienced personnel and strengthen teaching in the Federal Unity Colleges. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="5282" data-content-reference-start="5257"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<h3 data-end="5486" data-section-id="ufaacv" data-start="5396">Does the approval mean every PTA teacher will automatically become a federal employee?</h3>
<p data-end="5504" data-start="5488">Not necessarily.</p>
<p data-end="5746" data-start="5506">The approval concerns the <strong data-end="5586" data-start="5532">3,252 teachers who passed the verification process</strong>, and the Ministry still has to complete the statutory processes required before final recruitment approvals are issued.</p>
<h3 data-end="6243" data-section-id="kcxa1u" data-start="6212">What this means for schools</h3>
<p data-end="6402" data-start="6245">For Federal Unity Colleges, regularising experienced PTA teachers could reduce staffing gaps and give school administrators a more stable teaching workforce.</p>
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Tinubu Approves Regularisation of 3,252 PTA Teachers in Federal Unity Colleges

President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment process for 3,252 verified Parent-Teacher Association teachers serving in Federal Unity ...

ASUU Gives 20 Universities 14-Day Ultimatum: Full List and What It Means for Students

<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><strong data-end="3639" data-start="3620">Current status:</strong> There is no nationwide ASUU strike announcement at this stage. The situation is developing and individual branches may take different actions.</p></blockquote><p>The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has authorised its branches in <strong data-end="1147" data-start="1119">20 Nigerian universities</strong> to issue 14-day ultimatums to their respective governments and university authorities over unresolved implementation of the 2025 Federal Government–ASUU Agreement.</p>
<p data-end="1638" data-start="1313">The decision was reached at ASUU's National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Abuja on 8 and 9 August 2026. The union warned that affected branches may proceed with industrial action if the outstanding issues are not addressed within their respective ultimatum periods. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="1607" data-content-reference-start="1583"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<h3 data-end="1665" data-section-id="1hl02s6" data-start="1640">Universities affected</h3>
<p data-end="1698" data-start="1667">The universities named include:</p>
<ol data-end="2567" data-start="1700">
<li data-end="1737" data-section-id="dfzby2" data-start="1700">
Nasarawa State University, Keffi
</li>
<li data-end="1787" data-section-id="knmdz9" data-start="1738">
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
</li>
<li data-end="1829" data-section-id="j3c2jj" data-start="1788">
University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
</li>
<li data-end="1857" data-section-id="5722su" data-start="1830">
Gombe State University
</li>
<li data-end="1895" data-section-id="1iv3qx4" data-start="1858">
Plateau State University, Bokkos
</li>
<li data-end="1942" data-section-id="15409sb" data-start="1896">
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko
</li>
<li data-end="1979" data-section-id="1c3oxs4" data-start="1943">
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
</li>
<li data-end="2047" data-section-id="10flbae" data-start="1980">
Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa
</li>
<li data-end="2081" data-section-id="ab2aj9" data-start="2048">
Abia State University, Uturu
</li>
<li data-end="2141" data-section-id="1qtyq2f" data-start="2082">
University of Education and Entrepreneurship, Akamkpa
</li>
<li data-end="2194" data-section-id="10d1zkk" data-start="2142">
Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo
</li>
<li data-end="2224" data-section-id="ycrnzj" data-start="2195">
Kaduna State University
</li>
<li data-end="2285" data-section-id="c8zoem" data-start="2225">
Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil
</li>
<li data-end="2318" data-section-id="devlzr" data-start="2286">
Northwest University, Kano
</li>
<li data-end="2373" data-section-id="1a8bb40" data-start="2319">
Enugu State University of Science and Technology
</li>
<li data-end="2400" data-section-id="ykam0k" data-start="2374">
Imo State University
</li>
<li data-end="2429" data-section-id="1ogeocm" data-start="2401">
Niger Delta University
</li>
<li data-end="2467" data-section-id="w32d2d" data-start="2430">
University of Africa, Toru-Orua
</li>
<li data-end="2500" data-section-id="kkhq4t" data-start="2468">
Bayelsa Medical University
</li>
<li data-end="2567" data-section-id="1s9qhak" data-start="2501">
Taraba State University. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="2523" data-content-reference-start="2499"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span>
</li>
</ol>
<p data-end="2778" data-start="2569">The dispute centres largely on what ASUU describes as uneven implementation of the 2025 agreement, including salary adjustments, academic allowances and other obligations. <span class="contents" data-content-reference-end="2721" data-content-reference-start="2697"><span class="" data-state="closed"></span></span></p>
<h3 data-end="2841" data-section-id="1lk7u4n" data-start="2780">Does this mean all 20 universities are already on strike?</h3>
<p data-end="2846" data-start="2843">No.</p>
<p data-end="3025" data-start="2848">The 14-day ultimatum is a warning period. The affected branches are expected to engage their governments and university authorities before deciding on further industrial action.</p>
<p data-end="3236" data-start="3027">Some branches are already moving individually. For example, the Taraba State University branch formally issued its own ultimatum on 13 August, to expire on 26 August 2026.</p>

ASUU Gives 20 Universities 14-Day Ultimatum: Full List and What It Means for Students

Current status: There is no nationwide ASUU strike announcement at this stage. The situation is developing and individual branches may take...

The AI Co-Pilot: A Teacher’s Guide to Modern Lesson Planning

<h2 style="text-align: left;"> The AI Co-Pilot: A Teacher’s Guide to Modern Lesson Planning</h2>
<p data-end="666" data-start="412">Artificial intelligence, or A.I., is today an indispensable tool in virtually every industry of the twenty-first century. It is already having an impact on education comparable to, or perhaps greater than, that of Wikipedia during the early internet era.</p>
<p data-end="950" data-start="668">The education industry has long adopted new technologies in different forms to improve lesson delivery and achieve learning outcomes. A.I. is another innovative technology that the modern education system and educators must consequently adopt and have in their professional toolbox.</p>
<p data-end="1253" data-start="952">The importance of planning and preparation for any class cannot be overemphasised. Yet, planning time is often long, unpaid, invisible and repetitive. One profound use of A.I. in education is its ability to reduce the time and effort teachers and educators put into planning and preparing for classes.</p>
<p data-end="1363" data-start="1255">This post demonstrates some practical A.I. skills that teachers can adapt to suit different classroom needs.</p>
<h2 data-end="1385" data-section-id="dwqzkr" data-start="1365">The A.I. co-pilot</h2>
<p data-end="1680" data-start="1387">Think of A.I. as the <strong data-end="1419" data-start="1408">creator</strong>—one that drafts lesson plans, plans activities, prepares assessments and generates discussion questions for classroom engagement. Essentially, A.I. does much of the heavy lifting involved in structuring information and preparing an initial plan for your class.</p>
<p data-end="1984" data-start="1682">The teacher then becomes the <strong data-end="1722" data-start="1711">curator</strong>—the person who carries out the pedagogical review of the A.I.-generated plan. You add the human touch, personal anecdotes and lived experience. You change the tone, remove unsuitable activities and edit the draft to match your preferences and classroom context.</p>
<p data-end="2129" data-start="1986">A.I. should therefore not replace the teacher. It should serve as a co-pilot that supports the teacher’s professional judgement and creativity.</p>
<h2 data-end="2168" data-section-id="hzkmex" data-start="2131">Prompting frameworks for educators</h2>
<p data-end="2306" data-start="2170">There are bad prompts and good prompts. An optimised A.I. output requires a reliable formula that improves both consistency and quality.</p>
<p data-end="2345" data-start="2308">For example, when you ask an A.I. to:</p>
<blockquote data-end="2404" data-start="2347">
<p data-end="2404" data-start="2349">Write a lesson plan on the transport system in animals.</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-end="2572" data-start="2406">there is a good chance that you will receive a generic output filled with buzzwords, vague objectives or activities that may be impossible to carry out in your class.</p>
<p data-end="2663" data-start="2574">The output may become a classic example of the <strong data-end="2650" data-start="2621">“garbage in, garbage out”</strong> rule of A.I.</p>
<p data-end="2853" data-start="2665">A.I. may be smart, but it cannot read your mind. It does not know your students, classroom layout, class size, teaching style or available resources unless you include them in your prompt.</p>
<p data-end="2958" data-start="2855">Below are two prompting frameworks that educators can use to obtain more consistent and useful outputs.</p>
<h2 data-end="2980" data-section-id="hjwzj4" data-start="2960">1. RCTC framework</h2>
<p data-end="3115" data-start="2982">RCTC is best used when you want to generate a quick draft. It is easy to remember and gives you tighter control over the A.I. output.</p>
<h3 data-end="3125" data-section-id="ynpk8i" data-start="3117">Role</h3>
<p data-end="3154" data-start="3127">Who should the A.I. act as?</p>
<blockquote data-end="3208" data-start="3156">
<p data-end="3208" data-start="3158">Act as an experienced Grade 5 Mathematics teacher.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="3221" data-section-id="1o7ic3d" data-start="3210">Context</h3>
<p data-end="3254" data-start="3223">What is the specific situation?</p>
<blockquote data-end="3428" data-start="3256">
<p data-end="3428" data-start="3258">You are teaching a class of 28 students, including four students with individual learning needs and three students who are still developing their English-language skills.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="3438" data-section-id="ynqrpn" data-start="3430">Task</h3>
<p data-end="3480" data-start="3440">What exactly do you want the A.I. to do?</p>
<blockquote data-end="3547" data-start="3482">
<p data-end="3547" data-start="3484">Create a ten-minute warm-up activity for multiplying fractions.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="3564" data-section-id="jhbiwg" data-start="3549">Constraints</h3>
<p data-end="3590" data-start="3566">What are the boundaries?</p>
<blockquote data-end="3715" data-start="3592">
<p data-end="3715" data-start="3594">Do not use any technology. Keep the reading level suitable for Grade 4 students and format the output as a bulleted list.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="3741" data-section-id="1rbbx59" data-start="3717">Complete RCTC prompt</h3>
<blockquote data-end="4152" data-start="3743">
<p data-end="4152" data-start="3745">Act as an experienced Grade 5 Mathematics teacher. You are teaching a class of 28 students, including four students with individual learning needs and three students who are still developing their English-language skills. Create a ten-minute warm-up activity for multiplying fractions. Do not use any technology. Keep the reading level suitable for Grade 4 students and format the output as a bulleted list.</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-end="4277" data-start="4154">This is more likely to produce a practical response than simply asking A.I. to create an activity on multiplying fractions.</p>
<h2 data-end="4301" data-section-id="2am2jl" data-start="4279">2. CREATE framework</h2>
<p data-end="4473" data-start="4303">CREATE is useful when planning a more detailed lesson. The framework requires you to give A.I. the pedagogical context it needs to draft the type of lesson plan you want.</p>
<h3 data-end="4490" data-section-id="1mxv31q" data-start="4475">C — Context</h3>
<p data-end="4583" data-start="4492">State the grade level, subject, class size, lesson duration and any specific student needs.</p>
<h3 data-end="4597" data-section-id="15sb1o4" data-start="4585">R — Role</h3>
<p data-end="4639" data-start="4599">State the persona the A.I. should adopt.</p>
<blockquote data-end="4700" data-start="4641">
<p data-end="4700" data-start="4643">Act as a veteran Senior Secondary School Biology teacher.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="4722" data-section-id="2o5f0m" data-start="4702">E — Expectations</h3>
<p data-end="4814" data-start="4724">State the learning objectives, curriculum expectations or standards that must be achieved.</p>
<blockquote data-end="4967" data-start="4816">
<p data-end="4967" data-start="4818">By the end of the lesson, students should be able to explain the transport system in mammals and distinguish between arteries, veins and capillaries.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="4987" data-section-id="j99syg" data-start="4969">A — Activities</h3>
<p data-end="5038" data-start="4989">Mention the type of activities you want included.</p>
<blockquote data-end="5135" data-start="5040">
<p data-end="5135" data-start="5042">Include a starter question, a labelled-diagram activity, group discussion and an exit ticket.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="5160" data-section-id="1k8sj4u" data-start="5137">T — Tone and format</h3>
<p data-end="5229" data-start="5162">Explain how the output should sound and how it should be presented.</p>
<blockquote data-end="5380" data-start="5231">
<p data-end="5380" data-start="5233">Write in a clear and encouraging tone. Present the lesson plan in a table with columns for time, teacher activity, student activity and assessment.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="5411" data-section-id="19a83oa" data-start="5382">E — Exclusions and extras</h3>
<p data-end="5491" data-start="5413">State what should be avoided and what additional materials should be included.</p>
<blockquote data-end="5628" data-start="5493">
<p data-end="5628" data-start="5495">Exclude activities that require a projector or internet connection. Include a three-question exit ticket and five homework questions.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 data-end="5656" data-section-id="hamuvj" data-start="5630">Complete CREATE prompt</h3>
<blockquote data-end="6385" data-start="5658">
<p data-end="6385" data-start="5660">Act as a veteran Senior Secondary School Biology teacher. Prepare a 40-minute lesson for a class of 35 students on the transport system in mammals. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to explain double circulation, identify the major parts of the heart and distinguish between arteries, veins and capillaries. Include a five-minute starter activity, a labelled-diagram activity, group discussion and a three-question exit ticket. Write in clear British English and present the lesson plan in a table with columns for time, teacher activity, student activity, resources and assessment. Do not include activities that require internet access or a projector. Add five homework questions and a simple marking guide.</p>
</blockquote>
<h2 data-end="6419" data-section-id="iww245" data-start="6387">Bad prompt versus good prompt</h2>
<h3 data-end="6435" data-section-id="v70zwl" data-start="6421">Bad prompt</h3>
<blockquote data-end="6477" data-start="6437">
<p data-end="6477" data-start="6439">Write a lesson plan on photosynthesis.</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-end="6596" data-start="6479">This prompt does not provide the class level, duration, available resources, learning objectives or preferred format.</p>
<h3 data-end="6615" data-section-id="1l8sifm" data-start="6598">Better prompt</h3>
<blockquote data-end="7117" data-start="6617">
<p data-end="7117" data-start="6619">Act as an experienced JSS 2 Basic Science teacher. Prepare a 40-minute lesson on photosynthesis for a mixed-ability class of 32 students. The lesson should help students define photosynthesis, identify its raw materials and products, and explain its importance to living organisms. Use only a chalkboard, fresh leaves and locally available materials. Include a five-minute starter activity, teacher explanation, group activity, assessment questions and homework. Present the lesson plan in a table.</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-end="7239" data-start="7119">The second prompt gives the A.I. enough information to prepare something closer to the teacher’s actual classroom needs.</p>
<h2 data-end="7276" data-section-id="cs1gpp" data-start="7241">Pro tip: Use iterative prompting</h2>
<p data-end="7365" data-start="7278">Your first prompt will rarely produce your final lesson plan. Treat A.I. as a co-pilot.</p>
<p data-end="7495" data-start="7367">When the output is not quite right, do not start all over again. Give feedback and tell the A.I. exactly what should be changed.</p>
<p data-end="7509" data-start="7497">For example:</p>
<blockquote data-end="7675" data-start="7511">
<p data-end="7675" data-start="7513">This is a good draft, but the lesson hook may be too boring for my energetic students. Give me three alternative high-energy hooks that do not require technology.</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-end="7725" data-start="7677">You can also use follow-up instructions such as:</p>
<blockquote data-end="7794" data-start="7727">
<p data-end="7794" data-start="7729">Simplify the explanation for students with weaker reading skills.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote data-end="7853" data-start="7796">
<p data-end="7853" data-start="7798">Replace the group activity with an individual activity.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote data-end="7921" data-start="7855">
<p data-end="7921" data-start="7857">Reduce the lesson to 30 minutes without removing the assessment.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote data-end="7984" data-start="7923">
<p data-end="7984" data-start="7925">Use examples that are more familiar to students in Nigeria.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote data-end="8047" data-start="7986">
<p data-end="8047" data-start="7988">Create an extension activity for students who finish early.</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-end="8172" data-start="8049">This process is known as <strong data-end="8097" data-start="8074">iterative prompting</strong>. You continue refining the draft until it becomes suitable for your class.</p>
<h2 data-end="8192" data-section-id="1tdyhmr" data-start="8174">A final caution</h2>
<p data-end="8286" data-start="8194">A.I.-generated lesson plans should always be reviewed before they are used in the classroom.</p>
<p data-end="8538" data-start="8288">Teachers should check the facts, calculations, examples and references provided by the A.I. They should also ensure that the lesson follows the approved curriculum, reflects the students’ learning needs and uses resources that are actually available.</p>
<p data-end="8736" data-start="8540">Confidential information about individual students should not be entered into public A.I. tools. The teacher remains responsible for the final lesson plan and every material used in the classroom.</p>
<h2 data-end="8751" data-section-id="8dtpi" data-start="8738">Conclusion</h2>
<p data-end="8956" data-start="8753">A.I. can reduce the time and effort teachers spend on repetitive lesson-planning tasks. It can draft lesson plans, suggest activities, prepare assessments and generate questions for classroom engagement.</p>
<p data-end="9085" data-start="8958">However, A.I. should remain a co-pilot. It may create the first draft, but the teacher must curate, personalise and improve it.</p>
<p data-end="9291" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="9087">With prompting frameworks such as <strong data-end="9129" data-start="9121">RCTC</strong> and <strong data-end="9144" data-start="9134">CREATE</strong>, educators can get better results while still retaining the human judgement, creativity and classroom experience that effective teaching requires.</p>

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Is RNV Still a Subject in Nigerian Schools? What Replaced Religion and National Values

<blockquote style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: medium; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">For the background to the curriculum that originally introduced Religion and National Values, read our earlier explanation of <a href="https://akomst.blogspot.com/2013/11/basic-education-curriculum-revised.html">Nigeria’s revised Basic Education Curriculum</a>.</p></blockquote><h3 data-end="4535" data-section-id="17ral3i" data-start="4514">1. What RNV means</h3>

<p data-end="4245" data-start="4006" style="text-align: left;"><strong data-end="4049" data-start="4006">RNV means Religion and National Values.</strong> It was a composite subject that brought together Christian Religious Studies or Islamic Studies, Social Studies, Civic Education and Security Education under Nigeria’s Basic Education Curriculum.</p>Under the revised curriculum being introduced from the 2025/2026 academic year, RNV is no longer listed as one composite subject. CRS and Islamic Studies are listed separately, while Nigerian History and Social and Citizenship Studies appear as distinct subjects.<h3 data-end="4535" data-section-id="17ral3i" data-start="4514">2. Subjects formerly contained in RNV</h3>
<ul data-end="4759" data-start="4651"><li data-end="4681" data-section-id="rwg2m" data-start="4651">Christian Religious Studies;
</li>
<li data-end="4700" data-section-id="1yctca" data-start="4682">
Islamic Studies;
</li>
<li data-end="4718" data-section-id="1y9m7up" data-start="4701">
Social Studies;
</li>
<li data-end="4737" data-section-id="56h8of" data-start="4719">
Civic Education;
</li>
<li data-end="4759" data-section-id="n63jh6" data-start="4738">
Security Education.
</li>
</ul>
<p data-end="4957" data-start="4761" style="text-align: left;">Christian and Muslim pupils were not expected to study both religions. Schools were required to organise separate Christian Religious Studies and Islamic Studies classes according to the pupils’ religious backgrounds. </p>
<h3 data-end="4988" data-section-id="13px5m0" data-start="4959">3. Why RNV was introduced</h3>
RNV was introduced mainly to reduce subject overload by grouping related religion, citizenship, social and value-oriented subjects under one curriculum heading.<br /><p data-end="5113" data-start="4990" style="text-align: left;">
</p><p data-end="2260" data-start="2083" style="text-align: left;">The arrangement reduced the number of subjects appearing on school timetables, although the different components were still expected to be taught by suitably qualified teachers.</p>
<h3 data-end="5145" data-section-id="73mzz5" data-start="5115">4. Is RNV still a subject?</h3>
<p data-end="5613" data-start="5480" style="text-align: left;"><span data-end="5613" data-start="5480">No. RNV does not appear as a composite subject in the revised Basic Education Curriculum.</span> </p><p data-end="5613" data-start="5480" style="text-align: left;">Its former components have either been separated or reorganised. Religious education is now listed independently, while citizenship and social-learning content is taught through Social and Citizenship Studies.</p>
<p>Therefore, a school implementing the revised curriculum should no longer present Religion and National Values as one combined subject for the affected classes. </p>
<h3 data-end="5640" data-section-id="z4m9rd" data-start="5615">5. What replaced RNV?</h3>
<div class="TyagGW_tableContainer"><div class="group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit" tabindex="-1"><table class="w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)" data-end="6159" data-start="5667"><thead data-end="5728" data-start="5667"><tr data-end="5728" data-start="5667"><th class="last:pe-10" data-col-size="sm" data-end="5690" data-start="5667">Former RNV component</th><th class="last:pe-10" data-col-size="md" data-end="5728" data-start="5690">Position in the revised curriculum</th></tr></thead><tbody data-end="6159" data-start="5739"><tr data-end="5811" data-start="5739"><td data-col-size="sm" data-end="5769" data-start="5739">Christian Religious Studies</td><td data-col-size="md" data-end="5811" data-start="5769"><span>    <span> </span></span>Listed separately for Christian pupils</td></tr><tr data-end="5869" data-start="5812"><td data-col-size="sm" data-end="5830" data-start="5812">Islamic Studies</td><td data-col-size="md" data-end="5869" data-start="5830"><span>   <span>  </span></span>Listed separately for Muslim pupils</td></tr><tr data-end="5939" data-start="5870"><td data-col-size="sm" data-end="5887" data-start="5870">Social Studies</td><td data-col-size="md" data-end="5939" data-start="5887"><span>    <span> </span></span>Incorporated into Social and Citizenship Studies</td></tr><tr data-end="6010" data-start="5940"><td data-col-size="sm" data-end="5958" data-start="5940">Civic Education</td><td data-col-size="md" data-end="6010" data-start="5958"><span>    <span> </span></span>Incorporated into Social and Citizenship Studies</td></tr><tr data-end="6068" data-start="6011"><td data-col-size="sm" data-end="6032" data-start="6011">Security Education</td><td data-col-size="md" data-end="6068" data-start="6032"><span>    <span> </span></span>Not listed as a separate subject</td></tr><tr data-end="6159" data-start="6069"><td data-col-size="sm" data-end="6088" data-start="6069">Nigerian History</td><td data-col-size="md" data-end="6159" data-start="6088"><span>    <span> </span></span>Introduced as a compulsory separate subject from Pri. 1 to JSS 3</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>
<p data-end="6369" data-start="6161">The Federal Ministry of Education lists Nigerian History as compulsory from Primary 1 to JSS 3.<span data-state="closed"></span></p><p data-end="6369" data-start="6161">Security-related topics may still be incorporated into relevant subjects and learning activities even though Security Education is not listed as a separate subject.</p>
<h3 data-end="6411" data-section-id="z8q8g2" data-start="6371">6. What the change means for schools</h3>
<p data-end="6446" data-start="6413">Implications of this changes includes:</p>
<ul data-end="6591" data-start="6448" style="text-align: left;"><li><h3 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-end="3883" data-section-id="1vjlrzl" data-start="3858" style="display: inline;">Timetable adjustments<span aria-hidden="true" class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchor"></span></h3><p data-end="4032" data-start="3885">Schools may need to revise their timetables to accommodate Nigerian History, Social and Citizenship Studies and separate religious-studies classes.</p><h3 data-end="4056" data-section-id="ohazir" data-start="4034">Teacher deployment</h3><p data-end="4249" data-start="4058">Competent teachers should be assigned to the newly separated subjects. A teacher previously responsible for the complete RNV package may not necessarily be qualified to teach every component.</p><h3 data-end="4279" data-section-id="1c442bb" data-start="4251">Revision of lesson notes</h3><p data-end="4429" data-start="4281">Existing RNV lesson notes and lesson plans will need to be reviewed and reorganised according to the learning outcomes of the new subject curricula.</p><p data-end="4597" data-start="4431">Older materials are not necessarily completely useless because some topics may remain relevant, but they should not be used as substitutes for the revised curriculum.</p><h3 data-end="4630" data-section-id="1ifhcdz" data-start="4599">New instructional materials</h3><p data-end="4734" data-start="4632">Schools will need textbooks, schemes of work and teaching resources aligned with the revised subjects.</p><p data-end="4881" data-start="4736">Parents and schools should confirm that a textbook follows the current curriculum before purchasing it merely because it carries the label “RNV.”</p></li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span>    </span><span>    <span> </span></span>Clearer religious-studies arrangements</h3><ul data-end="6591" data-start="6448" style="text-align: left;"><li data-end="6591" data-section-id="3kpjpr" data-start="6543">Separation of CRS and Islamic Studies classes resolves the longstanding <a href="https://akomst.blogspot.com/2013/11/nscia-condemn-nerdc-education-policy.html">criticism of the old Basic Education Curriculum by parents and religious stakeholders</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 data-end="6623" data-section-id="1x7c9zt" data-start="6593">7. Implementation timeline</h3>
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-end="5190" data-start="5137">The revised curriculum is being introduced in phases.<span aria-hidden="true" class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchor"></span></p><p data-end="5241" data-start="5192">The official implementation strategy begins with:</p><ul data-end="5281" data-start="5243">
<li data-end="5255" data-section-id="chpc7i" data-start="5243">
Primary 1;
</li>
<li data-end="5272" data-section-id="1dc9t40" data-start="5256">
Primary 4; and
</li>
<li data-end="5281" data-section-id="1rehxgd" data-start="5273">
JSS 1.
</li>
</ul><p data-end="5592" data-start="5283">It then progresses to the next class levels each year, with full introduction across the basic education classes expected within three years. This phased approach gives schools and education authorities time to train teachers and provide suitable instructional resources. <span data-state="closed"></span></p><p data-end="6877" data-start="6625">

</p><p data-end="5793" data-start="5594">Because implementation may differ in practice across states and schools, administrators should also follow directives from their State Ministry of Education and State Universal Basic Education Board.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion</h3><p data-end="5950" data-start="5810">RNV means Religion and National Values, but it is no longer listed as one composite subject in Nigeria’s revised Basic Education Curriculum.</p><p data-end="6111" data-start="5952">Its major components have been separated or reorganised into Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Nigerian History and Social and Citizenship Studies.</p><p data-end="5793" data-start="5594">

</p><p data-end="6306" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="6113">Schools should therefore update their timetables, lesson plans, report sheets and instructional materials according to the revised curriculum rather than continuing to treat RNV as one subject.</p>

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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Kwara State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Musa Abubakar, has said that 27 states in Nigeria have been unable to pay teachers' salaries.<br /><br />He added that workers and teachers, in particular, were the worst hit of Nigeria's current economic recession.<br /><br />He spoke on Wednesday during the World Teachers' Day in Ilorin.<br /><br />He also condemned what he described as government's inability to match its words with action.<br /><br />"A case in point is the Federal Government's decision to recruit 500,000 graduates into the public schools, whereas there are enough educationally inclined graduates without job," he noted.<br /><br />Abubakar said, "Primary school teachers in Kwara State have enjoyed uninterrupted payment of salaries before May 2015. However, since then, primary school teachers are being owed months of unpaid salaries. As I speak, teachers are being owed five-month salary."<br /><br />He urged the Federal Government to assume the responsibility of funding primary education, "since the finance of the LGs are over-stressed and cannot cope with such responsibilities."<br /><br />The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, said government's reliance on oil revenue as the major income earner and the reliance on federal allocations by states and local governments had contributed to the challenge of payment of salaries of teachers and others workers.<br /><br />He lamented that revenues from states and local governments had been reducing, noting that the challenges being faced by teachers are not individual but national.<br /><br />He said though it is desirable to address all the demands of teachers, the current national recession has made it difficult to do so. He urged all the stakeholders to focus on how to successfully tackle the recession and the attendant problems.<br /><br />He said the state government has so far been alive to its financial responsibilities towards teachers, adding that teachers' salaries and other entitlements at the state level are being paid regularly.</div>
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World Teachers' Day: '27 states unable to pay salaries'

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 The chairman, Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Comrade+Musa+Abubakar&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DComrade%2BMusa%2BAbubakar%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>Comrade Musa Abubakar</a> has called for the extension of <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=define+retirement+age+of+teachers+Nigeria&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Ddefine%2Bretirement%2Bage%2Bof%2Bteachers%2BNigeria%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>retirement age of teachers</a> to 70 years like it was done for <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=retirement+age+professors+Nigerian+universities&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dretirement%2Bage%2Bprofessors%2BNigerian%2Buniversities%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>professors in the Nigerian universities</a>.<br /><br />Abubakar made the call in <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Ilorin&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DIlorin%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>Ilorin</a> yesterday while addressing teachers during the occasion of this year's <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=world+teachers+day+Nigeria&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dworld%2Bteachers%2Bday%2BNigeria%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>world teachers day</a> held at the <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Teachers+House+Ilorin&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DTeachers%2BHouse%2BIlorin%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>Teachers House, Ilorin</a>. He said, "the demand becomes imperative in view of the fact that, teachers suffer the same fate all over the world, irrespective of their operations.<br /><br />"Justice demands that teachers should be bound by common destiny.<br /><br />"The extension of retirement age of professors in the tertiary institutions to 70 years be extended to teacher who constitute the foundation of education i.e <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=primary+and+secondary+education+Nigeria&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dprimary%2Band%2Bsecondary%2Beducation%2BNigeria%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>primary and secondary education</a>".<br /><br />
Abubakar who decried the state of education in the country said that,"teachers' profession that should gather the best brain of nation to mould the character of our future leaders is seen as a stepping stone for greener pasture".<br /><br />The chairman also decried the <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=non+payment+of+teachers+salary+Nigeria+news&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dnon%2Bpayment%2Bof%2Bteachers%2Bsalary%2BNigeria%2Bnews%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>non payment of teachers' salary</a> in the country as at when due.<br /><br />According to him,"as I speak, <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=teachers+in+Kwara+state&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dteachers%2Bin%2BKwara%2Bstate%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>teachers in Kwara</a> are owed five months salary and 56 per cent(i.e 15 per cent January, 25 per cent June, 8 per cent August and 8 per cent September) and this is no doubt?, has affected the <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=quality+of+education+public+schools+Nigeria+factors&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dquality%2Bof%2Beducation%2Bpublic%2Bschools%2BNigeria%2Bfactors%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>quality of education in our public schools</a> as the working condition of the teacher is the learning condition of the child".<br /><br />While calling the <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=federal+government+education+funding+Nigeria&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dfederal%2Bgovernment%2Beducation%2Bfunding%2BNigeria%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>federal government</a> to <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=take+over+funding+primary+education+Nigeria&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dtake%2Bover%2Bfunding%2Bprimary%2Beducation%2BNigeria%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>take over the funding of primary education</a>, Abubakar said that, "finance of the local government is over stressed and cannot cope with the <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=funding+of+primary+schools+Nigeria+challenges&bbid=8655033629621364571&bpid=6828589121731984216" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3Dfunding%2Bof%2Bprimary%2Bschools%2BNigeria%2Bchallenges%26bbid%3D8655033629621364571%26bpid%3D6828589121731984216"></iframe></span>funding of primary schools</a>"</div>

Extend Teachers' Retirement Age To 70, NUT Chair Tells Govt.

The chairman, Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Musa Abubakar has called for the extension of re...

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