The Federal Government seems serious with its plan to strengthen teacher education in Nigeria as it has unveiled a scheme to empower Education students in universities and colleges of education.
It has approved the sum of N75,000 as stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria.
According to the Minister of Education, Prof. Adamu Adau, the Nigeria Certificate in Education students will also get N50,000 as stipend per semester.
Adamu announced this on Tuesday at the World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Eagle Square, Abuja.
In his speech presented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono,he said the ministry would collaborate with the state governments to ensure automatic employment for the students on graduation.
He said: “Undergraduate students of B.Ed/B.A. Ed/BSc. Ed in Public institutions are to receive stipends of N75,000.00 per semester while NCE students will get N50,000.00 as stipends per semester.
“Federal Government should find the modality through which respective states’ governments could provide automatic employment for NCE graduates at Basic Education level.”
