The Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, has called on the Nigerian, State and Local governments as well as private individuals to work together and restore peace in the Society, to ensure safety of schools.
The Union also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to grant assent to the Teachers Retirement Age Bill into law, to ensure compliance by all teachers.
The NUT President, Comrade Nasir Idris made the calls in Abuja during the occasion of the 2021 World Teachers’ Day.
Idris said the theme of the 2021 World Teachers’ Day, Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery, is apt following the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the Education Sector.
“Teachers took up the responsibilities of identifying learning losses and applied recovery measures such as accelerated learning programmes to reduce learning gaps,” he stated.
Idris however called for empowerment and more support for teachers in their task of carrying out education recovery.
The Union expressed dissatisfaction at State governments yet to implement the National Minimum Wage for teachers saying ”erring states must begin payment without further delay.”
Idris expressed the regret of NUT over the non payment of Primary School teachers salaries as and when due.
On the alteration act on the 1999 Constitution, he called on the National Assembly to fund basic education through first line charge.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
