In commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5,
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in
the country
He also increased
the number of years of service from 35 to 40.
Mr Buhari said
this in Abuja on Tuesday during the celebration of the 2020 World Teachers Day.
The education
minister, Adamu Adamu, who represented President Buhari, said the
implementation of the new salary scheme is to encourage teachers in delivering
better service.
The 2020 theme of
the World Teachers’ Day is Teachers: leading in crisis, reimagining the future.
He said teachers have the power to shape and reshape the lives
of young people and help learners to enhance their potentials.
“Only great teachers
can produce excellent people and students that will make the future of our
country great. A positive or negative influence of a teacher on any child will
have an effect on that child. Therefore the federal government is ensuring
quality education to access,” he said.
Mr Buhari also
said his administration has resolved that quality education of teachers in
terms of engagement of continued professional development has to be given
priority.
“To address these
challenges, my administration has approved the following for teachers and the
teaching profession. In order to attract investment in the teaching
profession, the quality of the introduction of the bursary award has been
restored,” he said.
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