Jubilation as Nigerian Governor Set to Recruit 4,000 New Teachers
- The Kano state government is set to recruit an additional 4,000 teachers into schools across the state’s 44 local government areas
- The Executive Chairman of the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Yusuf Kabir, disclosed the plan to employ new teachers
- Kabir shared more details about the recruitment exercise and how interested and qualified applicants can participate in the aptitude test
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
Kano State - Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf-led Kano state government is set to recruit an additional 4,000 teachers.
The Executive Chairman of the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Yusuf Kabir, said the recruitment is to boost foundational literacy and numeracy across the state’s 44 local government areas.
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As reported by Daily Trust, he stated this while speaking at the 2025 Learning Assessment Outcome quarterly review meeting.
It was gathered that the event was aimed at engaging stakeholders on pupils’ learning progress under the three-year Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme, supported by the UK government.
SUBEB disclosed that 4,343 teachers were hired in the last recruitment exercise, but the state still faces a significant shortage.
Kabir was represented by the board’s secretary, Hajia Amina Umar, at the event.
Umar pledged that SUBEB will consider residential placement during recruitment and take further steps to address the gaps.
“We have made a formal request for 4,000 more teachers, and many applicants are interested. We are already preparing seven CBT centres in Wudil, Bichi, and other areas to conduct aptitude tests.”
Governor Yusuf’s administration plans to move from the current ratio of one teacher to 132 pupils to a target of one teacher per 60 pupils.
The reform is to address some overcrowded classrooms in the north-west state.
According to a stakeholder identified as Dr. Miswaru Bello, 40% of pupils in Kano still do not attend classes, while teacher absenteeism stands at about 12%.
Accelerated learning holiday camps, strengthening school coaching, and improving attendance monitoring were recommended during the meeting.
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Reactions trail Oyo TESCOM's handling of new teachers
Recall that some drawbacks were identified in the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) of Oyo State .
Three months after the Commission employed teachers in the post-primary schools in the state, the employees are yet to be fully integrated into the system in terms of payment of remuneration.
From Ibadan to Ibarapa and from Oke-Ogun to Ogbomoso, the new teachers told Legit.ng that TESCOM forced them to have new bank accounts, yet they were not paid for about three months.
Teachers’ recruitment: Ondo governor suspends 3 officials
Legit.ng also reported that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa took action against an alleged job scam in the recent teachers’ recruitment exercise in Ondo state.
The state governor suspended three officials for scamming job applicants with fake appointment letters.
The chief press secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, explained how the suspended officials carried out the job scam.
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