The Nigeria Union of Teachers says work is in progress towards the implementation of the new salary scale for teachers.
The Union’s Secretary-General, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, made this known in Abuja while speaking to Journalists on the occasion of 2022 World Teachers’ Day.
Ike-Ene also disclosed that the new teachers’ retirement age from 60-65years and 35-40years of service had attained 90percent implementation.
He also called on state governors owing teachers salary arrears to use their remaining months in office to pay off the arrears.
According to Ike-Ene, “many state governors owe primary school teachers and secondary schools months of salary arrears, many of these teachers have lamented over the inability and irregularities of the state to pay their salaries as and when due following the current economic situation in the country”
“Some state governments owe primary school teachers a backlog of salaries ranging from four to 18 months,“ he added.
The NUT Sec-Gen, commended state governors who had been committed to paying teachers’ salaries as and when due.
Meanwhile, the the Kwara State Government declared Wednesday, a work-free day for teachers in all primary and secondary schools across the state.
World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5th of October every year to appreciate teachers across the world
The theme of this Year’s celebration is ‘Teachers at the heart of education recovery.’
