The Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Defence, Mr Istifanus Musa , has beckoned on teachers to, aside from the normal teaching, to protect their students.
Speaking to teachers of Armed Forces Primary and Secondary Schools in Abuja on the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day, he said that a good teacher goes beyond teaching but gives direction to their wards and make them useful to themselves and the society. He also asked them to see the teaching profession as noble and live above board so the students can learn positive things from them.
Elsewhere in Rivers State, teachers in the state have continued to make series of demands from the state government. Among which are implementation of the financial benefits of promotions and arrears , release of promotion interviews for 2011,2012 and 2013. They also asked for promotion exercise to be conducted for all teachers for the years 2014 to 2019, as well as an annual increase in teachers salaries.
In Yobe state, teachers have asked the state government to look into the shortage of teachers in the state by replacing retiring teachers, extension of service age or years or immediate employment of young competent and qualified teachers.
In a related development, As part of his speech when he received 2020 Maltina Teacher of the year, Oluwabunmi Anani at the Presidential Villa, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said that the policy to move the retirement age of teachers in the public service from 60 to 65 years is already in the National Assembly.
