Nigeria: Jigawa suspends teachers’ training

This was disclosed by Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, Alhaji Bala Ibrahim, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state’s executive council meeting.

Alhaji Ibrahim said the decision was taken based on preliminary reports by the primary and junior secondary school’s teachers verification committee.

The commissioner noted that the report indicated that there were over 22,000 teachers in the state’s pay roll, out of which over 5,000 had been on in-service training for more than five years and did not return even when they had completed their studies.

His words: «The state’s Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, is lacking teachers in the primary and junior secondary schools across the state.

«That is why it has become necessary to put all training on hold until after the committee’s exercise.»

He maintained that findings by the committee revealed that the board had shortage of over 4,000 teachers, with over 5,000 away for studies beyond the approved study period.

He said there were 900 teachers who went on training and studied courses irrelevant to the teaching, adding that the office of the Head of Service was working to send them to government agencies relevant to their training.

Ibrahim disclosed further that the council assessed the level of 2016 budget and directed all the ministries and agencies to submit reports on the level implementation.