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File photo used to illustrate story. The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hamid Bobboyi, said Nigeria has a shortage of 277, 537 teachers at basic level. This is according to the 2018 Personnel Audit report on Public and Private Basic Education Schools in Nigeria. File photo used to illustrate story. SKB Bobboyi said the personnel audit conducted by UBEC showed that “while 73 per cent of those teaching in public schools are qualified teachers, only 53 per cent of teachers in private schools are qualified to teach.” The commission said they were those with the minimum requirement of Nigeria Certificate in Education and above. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Executive Secretary stated that there were ongoing reforms to address the anomalies. He also stressed that 10 per cent (N10 billion) of the entire amount received from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of UBEC had been designated for teachers professional development through the state u

Valuables worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident at the Kugbo furniture market in Abuja on Sunday. The market was completely razed down by the fire, making it impossible for the shop owners to salvage any of their goods. According to reports, firefighters arrived late at the scene, which compounded the problem. Many of the shop owners were said to have just stocked up on goods and could not believe when the news broke that their sources of livelihood had all gone.  A shop owner, who identified himself as David, said he lost everything to the fire. Recall that the same market was gutted by fire on January 13, 2020 and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed. Accident News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3nz9els via EDUPEDIA

The non-teaching staff members of universities under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee, have said they will commence a three-day nationwide protest on Tuesday over inconsistencies in the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment. The group said it would also be protesting the delay in the renegotiation of the FGN/ ASUU/SSANU 2009 Agreement. Others were the nonpayment of retirement benefits to former members, non-constitution of visitation panels to universities, poor funding of universities, teaching staff usurping the headship of non-teaching units, among others. The Nigerian Government, had in December, approved N40 billion earned allowances for the four university unions and allocated 75 per cent of the amount to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, leaving 25 percent for the other three unions. The JAC which comprised the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Un

Over 20 people lost their lives in a fatal accident in Bauchi State on Sunday.  It was gathered that the occupants of the two vehicles involved in the crash were burnt beyond recognition. The affected vehicles had 22 passengers but only two females survived with severe injuries, the Punch reported. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed the incident said It happened around 3.00 pm. He said, “Yes, the accident is true and it happened at Tirwun area of the state. “The accident involved 22 passengers who were in two vehicles, a Hummer Bus 18-seater of Borno Express Mass Transit and a Golf car. The Hummer had 18 passengers while the golf had four. “The Borno Express bus was heading to Maiduguri from Jos while the Golf car was coming from Misau and was heading to Bauchi. “Immediately we were called, our men from the MotorPol Department rushed to the scene for the rescue operation and conveyed all the victims to the Abubakar Tafawa

Former Nigerian Army General, Brigadier-General Idris Dambazau, has said bureaucracy in Nigerian security forces is responsible for the lingering insecurity in the country. The country has witnessed a spike in insecurity ranging from kidnapping to banditry and insurgency, among others in recent times. In an interview with The PUNCH, Danzabau said state governors should be given the power to give directives to security agencies in their states when the need arises.  He said, “It is believed that so long as state governors do not have the power to order security agencies in their various states to respond to security challenges when they arise, insecurity will remain. “This is one of the factors that cause delay in response to security challenges. Because constitutionally, security is the responsibility of the Federal Government and for any of the security forces to respond to any security challenge in any state, the governor has to make a request to the Presidency.  “After t