The sum of N75,000 has been approved by the federal government of Nigeria as stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria.
Students undergoing training in Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) are not left out as well, as N50,000 stipend per semester was also approved for them.
The announcements were made by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu on Tuesday, at the World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Eagle Square, Abuja.
The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono said his ministry would collaborate with the states’ government to ensure automatic employment for the students on graduation.
“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.”
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari last year promised that the federal government will bring initiative to enable the best brains find the teaching profession attractive.
