The top banker said “quality and inclusive education is a precursor to economic mobility, growth and development of any nation”.
The Abuja based legal practitioner said the ethics of the profession was gradually eroding.
A new federal law increased teachers’ retirement age from 60 to 65 years and duration of service from 35 to 40 years.
The Kaduna government had, on June 19, sacked 2,357 primary school teachers for failing the government’s competency tests.
The union said the development followed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s intervention in the circumstances surrounding the indefinite strike.
The girls, between the ages of 12 and 16, were sexually groomed by the teacher, who would impregnate eight of them.
Education officials in some northeastern states have given an insight into how they are tackling the challenge of teacher shortages in their respective states.
Organised by the U.S. consulate in Lagos, the workshop was led by instructors from the U.S. Global Air Drone Academy.
He said there are plans to employ teachers into the public service starting from level 8 as against level 7.
President Muhammadu Buhari had promised a new salary scale, among other incentives, during the 2021 World Teachers Day celebration.
