The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as automatic employment after graduation.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who represented President Buhari at World Teachers Day event in Abuja, said this is now a Federal Government policy.
The education students in Universities and Colleges of Education were assured automatic employment upon graduation.
“The payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy,” he said.
It was noted that the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFUND) will now fund teaching practice in Universities and Colleges of Education in the country.
Teachers in rural areas were also promised low-cost housing, among other things.