Eighteen States Of The Federation Have Failed To Recruit Teachers In Five Years, Data Exclusively Obtained By Our Correspondent From The National Union Of Teachers In Abuja Has Revealed.
This Comes Amidst The Outcry Over The Shortage Of Teachers Across The Country.
Recently, The Universal Basic Education Commission Lamented The Shortage Of Teachers In Public Schools.
According To Reports, Over 47 Million Pupils Are Currently Enrolled In 171,027 Private And Public Primary And Junior Secondary Schools In The Country. UBEC Puts The Total Number Of Public Schools At 79,775, While Private Schools Currently Stand At 91,252.
Regarding Teachers, The Commission Stated That 354,651 Teachers Were Currently Teaching In Early Childhood Facilities, While 915,593 Were Employed In Primary Schools, And 416,291 Working In Junior Secondary Schools.
Similarly, The Teachers Registration Council Of Nigeria Recently Raised Concerns Over What It Described As The Shortage Of Qualified Teachers In The Country. It Said The Shortage Was More Pronounced In Rural Areas, Exacerbating Educational Inequality.
Make them dey play… Teachers are retiring every year, yet there has been no recruitment in most states and they only depend on youth corpers as well as students on Teaching Practice. I can only pity the students at the receiving end because how would you compare the quality of teaching of a bonafide teacher to a corp member who has no teaching background