President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 3,252 verified Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) teachers into the Federal Civil Service.
The move is intended to address the teacher shortage in Federal Unity Colleges and improve the quality of education in the country.
The approval was made known in a press statement issued yesterday by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, Ikharo Attah.
The Minister added that priority would be given to verified PTA teachers, many of whom have served in Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Technical Colleges for close to 25 years.
He said the approval was one of the most significant interventions by the administration to strengthen the teaching workforce while recognizing the commitment of thousands of PTA teachers who have sustained learning in federal schools over the years.
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“This is a president that has a deep passion for Nigeria and for the future of our country. The President has sanctioned the recruitment of teachers.
Preference will be given to the absorption of verified PTA teachers, many of whom have served in our Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Technical Colleges for almost 25 years. “This approval gives them the opportunity to become part of the mainstream public ‘service’,” he said.
Alausa also said the recruitment was following a comprehensive verification exercise conducted by an inter-ministerial committee, which screened eligible PTA teachers across Federal Unity Colleges.
“Bringing experienced PTA teachers into the federal public service would retain institutional memory, strengthen teaching in the classroom and improve learning outcomes,” he added.
“The recruitment is part of Government’s drive to improve teacher quality and reposition the colleges as centers of academic excellence,” he said.