The Nigerian Union of Teachers has called on the Federal Government to review teacher’s retirement age in the country to 65 years.
The NUT President, Mr Muhammed Idris, stated this in Abuja on Thursday at a news conference to mark the 2018 World Teachers’ Day, calling for a review from the present 60 years.
The theme of the conference was, “The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher.”
The NUT president, who noted that it was important retain qualified and experienced teachers in the system, called for an urgent review of retiring teachers annually without providing corresponding recruitments to fill the vacant positions.
Kaduna NUT calls off strike, backs El-Rufai’s education reform
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has called off its indefinite strike in Kaduna State.
Public primary and secondary school teachers in the state embarked on the strike 10 days ago over the sack of over 21,000 of primary school teachers the state government said failed a competency test.
Audi Anna, the NUT Chairman in Kaduna, on Thursday announced the decision to bring an end to the strike after an emergency meeting of the State Wing Executive Council, SWEC of the union.
NUT had declared the indefinite strike action over the sack of the teachers who failed the competency test.
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Kaduna teachers dare El-Rufai, begin indefinite strike
Teachers in public secondary and primary schools in Kaduna State on Monday began an indefinite strike action over job security and welfare issues.
The strike was called by the state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT).
The government on Sunday threatened to sack any teacher that joined the strike.
In some of the schools in Kaduna metropolis only security guards were noticed in the premises as students and teachers remain at home.
At LGEA Primary School Mahuta and Unguwan Boro only security guards were at the premises while the classrooms were under lock and key.
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