27/12/2025
In Nigeria today, Teachers have the least attention. Meanwhile, the government encourages pupils and students to have interest in the ICT, Engineering of all hues, Finance and Banking, Medicine and all courses close to it but one CORE BACKBONE to these courses is pushed to the background: EDUCATION. Nothing has been said about improving the quality of teachers in Nigeria. In the JAME, the candidates for Education have lower marks than those for Medicine, Engineering, Law, and other courses. There is the axiom, "NO STUDENT CAN GROW FAR ABOVE THE STANDARD OF THE TEACHER. Nigeria, in the modern world, doesn't still accept teaching as a profession that should be honoured, respected and given the pride of place in the development of the nation. The history of Teachers in Nigeria has not been pleasantor rosy but teaching is both a profession and a vocation. Why should other candidates score higher for positions in JAMB placement than those going into Education? How can the other professionals be produced without highly qualified and motivated teachers at primary, secondary and tertiary levels? Most nations have had some rethink and their teachers come first in their consideration of the hierarchy of needs. So many states in Nigeria that I have visited their schools, have poorly trained and poorly motivated teachers. I have asked, "Why do qualified graduates in Education have to go through a written examination in order to be registered by the Teachers Registration Council?" The answer is clear. Most candidates are not strong enough in their academics in order to function as teachers. The current results of the TRCN Examination shows that most education graduates do not have even up to 70% grasp of the Education Theories and Practice. Nigeria can do better by upgrading the status of teachers and getting the admission score marks in JAME to be at the same level with other professions.
Quod erat demonstrandum!
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