PhD holder recruited as primary school teacher in Kaduna

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- The Kaduna state government has recruited an additional 13,606 qualified primary school teachers, including a PhD holder

- The exercise marked the completion of the 25,000 vacancy after the sack of the 22,000 unqualified teachers in the state

- 8,494 out of the 25,000 recruited teachers were first degree holders while the remaining were National Certificate in Education holders

An additional 13,606 qualified primary school teachers, including a PhD holder have been recruited by the Kaduna state government, the state commissioner for education, science and technology, Mallam Ja’afaru Sani noted, The Punch reports.

NAIJ.com gathered that Sani said the exercise marked the completion of the 25,000 vacancy announced after the sack of the 22,000 unqualified teachers in the state in January, this year.

The education commissioner addressing news conference in Kaduna on Saturday, September 22, also noted that in addition to the PhD holder, 8,494 of the 25,000 recruited teachers were first degree holders while the remaining were National Certificate in Education holders.

Sani also announced that the state had commenced full implementation of free education for girls in the public secondary schools across the state.

This was in compliance with directives from the state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai.

He said about 191,445 female students currently in public schools are to benefit from the gesture which would cost the government N143.587 million every term and N430.791 million every year respectively.

He said the decision became necessary in order to remove all obstacles stopping the girl-child from acquiring education in the state.

“We hope by this gesture parents will have no excuse not to send their girl-child to school and significantly increase enrolment and retention of the girl-child in school.

“It will be recalled that the female students were accorded priority when the government distribute 15,000 tablets computers to secondary school students,” he added.

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NAIJ.com previously reported that Ja’afaru Sani, the commissioner for education science and technology in Kaduna, said that the state government will soon commence the recruitment of 13,665 teachers for its primary schools.

Addressing a newsmen in Kaduna, Sani stated that efforts were underway to adopt technology-based teaching in its public/primary and secondary schools as a way of enhancing quality quality education.

The commissioner remarked that one of such efforts towards securing high-profile teaching is the state's distribution of working aids like tablets and computers to teachers and pupils, the use of smart boards in schools.

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