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TRCN urges states to implement new teachers’ salary scale

By Iyabo Lawal
12 November 2020   |   2:40 am
Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Segun Ajiboye, has urged state governments across the country to key into the review of welfare packages for teachers already set for implementation by the Federal Government.

Registrar and Chief Executive of the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria, Professor Josiah Ajiboye

• Says new salary will attract best brains to teaching profession

Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Segun Ajiboye, has urged state governments across the country to key into the review of welfare packages for teachers already set for implementation by the Federal Government.

Ajiboye said since education is on the concurrent list; state governments should be ready for the smooth implementation of the new policy.

The TRCN chief said the new salary scale and other welfare packages for teachers were already being worked out for implementation by the Federal Ministry of Education and the office of Head of Service of the Federation.

The TRCN boss noted that when fully implemented at both federal and state levels, best brains would be attracted to the teaching profession, while the experienced ones would also be retained.

Ajiboye said the Buhari-led administration had decided to attend to the welfare of teachers, which had been neglected over the years, to lay a solid foundation for the education of the Nigerian child and boost the morale of teachers.

He said: “The president’s approval cuts across new salary structure for teachers, their retirement age, teaching practice allowances for both lecturers and pre-service teachers, bursary awards for education students and rural housing scheme for teachers, among others.

“Presently, the Federal Ministry of Education and the Office of Head of Service of the Federation are working out modalities for the implementation of the presidential approvals. While this is going on, it is incumbent on the states to be carried along for smooth implementation at that level, given the fact that education is on the concurrent legislative list.

Ajiboye noted that since quality education is essential to the development of any nation, improved welfare would enhance their performance and encourage impactful teaching.

“The issue of teachers’ welfare in our country has been downplayed over the years. While it is true that we need the police to control crime in our society, we also need teachers to eradicate crime and criminality in our country,” Ajiboye said. Ajiboye added that the new salary scale would attract best brains to the teaching profession.

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