"We Will Engage First Class And Second Class Upper Graduates As Teachers" – Federal Govt says

The Nigeria Federal Government via its Ministry of Education has made it known that it is set to engage 1st class and second class upper graduates as teachers.

Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, revealed this on Saturday, 14th November, in Abuja while monitoring the conduct of the 2020 October Diet Batch B Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examinations, (PQE).

He furthermore disclosed that teachers without requisite qualifications, competencies and practicing license are presently migrating out of the Nigerian Teaching Service.

In his words,

 “By 2021, we will not engage teachers if they don’t meet particular threshold, we are now limiting entry point of teaching only to the best who are qualified, we will engage individuals with second class upper and first class divisions.”