The teacher’s registration council of Nigeria (TRCN) has decried the lack of qualified teachers in Nigeria as one of the reasons for the drop in educational standards in the country.
Chief executive officer of the council, Dr. Ronke Soyombo, raised the alarm while speaking with newsmen in celebration of the 2025 world teacher’s day.
While speaking on this year’s theme, ‘recasting teaching as a collaborative profession’, Dr. Soyombo noted that while there are teachers without required qualifications, there are also those with genuine interest in the profession but cannot be enrolled due to lack of qualifications.
Meanwhile, teachers across Nigeria have renewed calls for improved welfare, better working conditions, and the full implementation of the 65-year retirement age policy as the nation joined the rest of the world to mark the 2025 world teachers’ day.
At various events held nationwide, teachers’ unions and education stakeholders decried the slow pace of policy implementation, poor remuneration, and inadequate teaching facilities, which they said continued to undermine the quality of education.
They urged federal and state governments to prioritize teachers’ welfare and ensure that promises made to the education sector are fulfilled.