FG to Unveil Details of Allowance for Teachers-in-Training January

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has said the details of the N75,000 semester allowance promised by the President Muhammadu Buhari to students of education in federal universities and federal colleges of education will be unveiled in January.

According to the council, letters had already been written and the Ministry of Education was working with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to ensure the letters are dispatched.The Registrar, TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye made these disclosure yesterday.

President Buhari had, during the 2021 World Teachers’ Day, announced that his regime would make the teaching profession lucrative and ensure that teachers were adequately trained.

He also announced that student teachers undergoing training in public institutions would have access to semester stipends of N50,000 for those in colleges of education and N75,000 for those in universities.

The TRCN boss had earlier said that the Federal Government had set up a committee consisting of representatives of the council, the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission, the Head of Service of the Federation and the education ministry.