By Leshi Adebayo
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria.
In addition, the Nigeria Certificate in Education (N.C.E) students will get N50,000 as stipend per semester as part of the present administration’s deliberate efforts to attract intellectuals into the teaching profession, in fulfilment of the promise made by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.
This was announced by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, at the World Teachers’ Day celebration programme at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Tuesday.
Adamu’s speech, read by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, stated that his ministry would partner 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.”
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