“Get Certified Teachers or Lose WAEC, NECO Accreditation,” FG Issues Fresh Warning to Schools
- The Federal Government has mandated secondary schools to ensure their teachers have the proper certification
- FG issued this directive on Thursday, September 11, and warned that schools whose teachers have no proper certification will no longer be allowed to serve as examination centres
- The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, confirmed this directive in a memo issued on Thursday to the Registrar/Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
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In another bold move to reform the educational system in Nigeria, the federal government is now wielding the big stick, insisting that secondary school teachers in the country must obtain the proper certification otherwise, such schools won't be allowed to serve as an examination centre.
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In a policy directive issued on Thursday, September 11, 2025, and addressed to the registrar/chief executive officer of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), the minister of education, Dr. Tunji Alausa disclosed that "the Federal Ministry of Education has directed that in line with government policy to strengthen professionalism in the teaching profession, the accreditation of both Public and Private Secondary Schools for the conduct of public examinations, WASSCE, NABTEB, NECO, & NBIAS shall henceforth be contigent on the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria TRCN certification of teachers engaged in such schools."
Directives effective from March 2027 - FG
The directive continued that "accordingly, effective from March 2027 for WASSCE, May 2027 for NABTEB, June 2027 for NECO & June 2027 for SAISSCE, any school whose teachers are not duly registered and licensed with the TRCN shall be disqualified from serving as an examination centre."
Dr. Alausa also indicated in the memo, that "State Governments are therefore requested to take due cognizance of this directive and put in place necessary measures to ensure that all teachers in State-owned Secondary Schools and Private Secondary Schools obtain the requisite TRCN certification within the stipulated two (2) years from the date of this policy directive."
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He also indicated that "compliance with this directive shall be monitored, with Schools expected to achieve a minimum compliance rate of 75% by 2026 and full compliance of 100% by 2027."
However in order to afford the ease of compliance, "teachers who are non- education graduates but possess not less than 12 months of classroom teaching experience are encouraged to enrol in the abridged professional certification programme offered through the National Teachers Institute, NTI," the memo stated.
That programme, it was noted "consists of short professional courses lasting between three (3) and six (6) months, after which participants will qualify for TRCN registration and licensing."
The policy directive concluded stating that this matter be given "the highest priority and ensure wide sensitization of stakeholders," across the country so as to "avoid disruption of accreditation for public examinations."
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FG gives orders to JAMB, WAEC, NECO
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has issued a fresh directive to JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB over exam malpractice.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, directed the examination bodies to blacklist CBT centres and candidates found guilty of examination malpractices.
Alausa said schools/CBT centres found guilty of exam malpractice will be derecognised, and students (s) involved in examination malpractice should be barred from external exams for three years.
Source: Legit.ng
