FG Announces Plan to Hire 3,500 Teachers for Unity Schools

Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Sununu
The Federal Government has announced its plan to recruit 3,500 teaching staff for Federal Unity Colleges in the country.
Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Sununu while making the disclosure said the Ministry of Education is working with the Office of the Head of Service, the Federal Civil Service Commission, and other government bodies to facilitate the recruitment of new teaching staff.
According to a post on X, Dr. Sununu stated this at a two-day national stakeholders’ forum on Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria, tagged: ‘Revitalising Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria for Global Competitiveness.’
The minister added that the recruitment of the teachers would go a long way in improving the country’s quality of education.
He stressed that the recruitment will serve various federal government colleges across the country and significantly enhance the quality of education.
“Not only that, but also as part of our project, the ministry has organised extensive training and retraining of all staff in schools, and over 1,000 staff in the application of technology in education through our research resource centre,’’ he said.