Buhari approves automatic employment for education students
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who represented President Buhari at the event to mark World Teachers Day in Abuja, said this is now a Federal Government policy.
The President also assured the education students in Universities and Colleges of Education automatic employment upon graduation.
“The payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy,” he said.
The President said that the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFUND) will now fund teaching practice in Universities and Colleges of Education in the country.
He also promised low-cost housing for teachers in rural areas, among other things.
Pls I need teaching job,in any government school but anytime we got this news.Only Lagos indigene employ their people.we keep on summiting application letter.But no reply.Even if you get to subeb.The first thing they ask you is where are you from?If your response is another tribe.They will start looking at you.I have received so many advice from them telling me to go to my state Forgotten that am a lagosian.Why Lagos like this?
Too good to be true…let’s wait for the implementation then we will validate the authenticity of the information.